Food Packaging — Energy Use in Zambia

Zambia: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 2,688 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,688 TJ
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
34th
of 95 countries
All-time high
2,892 TJ
in 2015
All-time low
1,276 TJ
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Zambia, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.9k TJ1991: 1.9k TJ1992: 1.9k TJ1993: 1.7k TJ1994: 1.7k TJ1995: 1.8k TJ1996: 1.8k TJ1997: 1.8k TJ1998: 1.7k TJ1999: 1.7k TJ2000: 1.8k TJ2001: 1.9k TJ2002: 2.1k TJ2003: 2.2k TJ2004: 2.3k TJ2005: 2.4k TJ2006: 2.5k TJ2007: 1.9k TJ2008: 1.7k TJ2009: 2.1k TJ2010: 2.3k TJ2011: 1.3k TJ2012: 1.8k TJ2013: 1.9k TJ2014: 2.0k TJ2015: 2.9k TJ2016: 2.3k TJ2017: 2.4k TJ2018: 2.6k TJ2019: 2.5k TJ2020: 2.3k TJ2021: 2.3k TJ2022: 2.6k TJ2023: 2.7k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in Zambia is 2,688 TJ, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Zambia peaked at 2,892 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,276 TJ, in 2011.

Zambia ranks 34th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 1,861 TJ —
1991 1,863 TJ +0.1%
1992 1,865 TJ +0.1%
1993 1,732 TJ -7.2%
1994 1,732 TJ +0.0%
1995 1,814 TJ +4.8%
1996 1,827 TJ +0.7%
1997 1,778 TJ -2.7%
1998 1,665 TJ -6.4%
1999 1,718 TJ +3.2%
2000 1,803 TJ +4.9%
2001 1,919 TJ +6.4%
2002 2,052 TJ +7.0%
2003 2,171 TJ +5.8%
2004 2,302 TJ +6.0%
2005 2,417 TJ +5.0%
2006 2,549 TJ +5.5%
2007 1,930 TJ -24.3%
2008 1,698 TJ -12.0%
2009 2,080 TJ +22.5%
2010 2,278 TJ +9.6%
2011 1,276 TJ -44.0%
2012 1,760 TJ +38.0%
2013 1,852 TJ +5.2%
2014 2,002 TJ +8.1%
2015 2,892 TJ +44.4%
2016 2,313 TJ -20.0%
2017 2,424 TJ +4.8%
2018 2,612 TJ +7.7%
2019 2,486 TJ -4.8%
2020 2,269 TJ -8.7%
2021 2,337 TJ +3.0%
2022 2,584 TJ +10.6%
2023 2,688 TJ +4.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 2,688 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 507.86 TJ, 5.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 2,688 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.37 TJ, 18.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -44.0% 2,278 TJ 1,276 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,785 TJ 1,665 TJ 1,865 TJ 10
2000s 2,092 TJ 1,698 TJ 2,549 TJ 10
2010s 2,190 TJ 1,276 TJ 2,892 TJ 10
2020s 2,470 TJ 2,269 TJ 2,688 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 31 Mozambique 3,198 TJ compare
  2. 32 Belgium 3,170 TJ compare
  3. 32 Côte d'Ivoire 205.81 TJ compare
  4. 33 Uruguay 2,991 TJ compare
  5. 35 Greece 2,599 TJ compare
  6. 36 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,357 TJ compare
  7. 37 Romania 2,356 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 135 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Zambia?
Food packaging — energy use in Zambia was 2,688 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2,892 TJ in 2015.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,276 TJ in 2011.
How does Zambia rank for food packaging — energy use?
Zambia ranks 34th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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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Indicator
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
135 places, 3,946 data points, 1990–2023
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