Food Packaging — Energy Use in United States of America
United States of America: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 79,898 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in United States of America is 79,898 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in United States of America peaked at 185,139 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 67,780 TJ, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in United States of America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 139,379 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 185,139 TJ | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 166,321 TJ | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 158,084 TJ | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 152,791 TJ | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 158,887 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 157,423 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 155,957 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 126,905 TJ | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 123,940 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 128,615 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 127,424 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 97,036 TJ | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 96,548 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 95,201 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 95,440 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 89,527 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 99,324 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 103,754 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 90,898 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 81,484 TJ | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 87,700 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 85,365 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 81,918 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 88,366 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 98,853 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 101,348 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 80,411 TJ | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 76,550 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 75,384 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 67,780 TJ | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 77,258 TJ | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 79,898 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 79,898 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152,483 TJ | 123,940 TJ | 185,139 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,377 TJ | 89,527 TJ | 128,615 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,738 TJ | 75,384 TJ | 101,348 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,209 TJ | 67,780 TJ | 79,898 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 6 China, mainland 38,158 TJ compare
- 7 Japan 26,624 TJ compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 100.4 TJ compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 94.43 TJ compare
- 8 Germany 22,872 TJ compare
- 9 India 20,234 TJ compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 16,772 TJ compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 15,452 TJ compare
- 12 Sweden 14,990 TJ compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in United States of America?
- Food packaging — energy use in United States of America was 79,898 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 185,139 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,780 TJ in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for food packaging — energy use?
- United States of America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.