Food Packaging — Energy Use in South Africa
South Africa: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 1,512 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in South Africa is 1,512 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in South Africa peaked at 3,074 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,078 TJ, in 2018.
South Africa ranks 46th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,861 TJ | — |
| 2011 | 3,005 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 3,071 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3,045 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,003 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3,074 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,018 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,065 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,078 TJ | -64.8% |
| 2019 | 2,608 TJ | +141.8% |
| 2020 | 2,805 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 1,633 TJ | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 1,512 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 1,512 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,783 TJ | 1,078 TJ | 3,074 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,866 TJ | 1,512 TJ | 2,805 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in South Africa?
- Food packaging — energy use in South Africa was 1,512 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,074 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,078 TJ in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for food packaging — energy use?
- South Africa ranks 46th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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About this data
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.