Food Packaging — Energy Use in Northern America
Northern America: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 230,642 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Northern America stood at 230,642 TJ.
The figure is up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Northern America peaked at 263,559 TJ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 21,911 TJ, in 1991.
That places Northern America 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,800 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 21,911 TJ | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 22,385 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 22,344 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 23,729 TJ | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 72,297 TJ | +204.7% |
| 1996 | 263,559 TJ | +264.6% |
| 1997 | 261,622 TJ | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 216,026 TJ | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 219,993 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 259,926 TJ | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 234,376 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 185,145 TJ | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 175,558 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 172,439 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 167,792 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 164,903 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 172,226 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 161,466 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 139,241 TJ | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 157,981 TJ | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 159,472 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 160,836 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 165,070 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 183,598 TJ | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 169,555 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 175,494 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 175,106 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 181,951 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 187,715 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 201,406 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 218,862 TJ | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 230,642 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 230,642 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114,666 TJ | 21,911 TJ | 263,559 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,307 TJ | 139,241 TJ | 259,926 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,678 TJ | 157,981 TJ | 187,715 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,388 TJ | 201,406 TJ | 230,642 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Northern America?
- Food packaging — energy use in Northern America was 230,642 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 263,559 TJ in 1996.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,911 TJ in 1991.
- How does Northern America rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.