Food Packaging — Energy Use in South America
South America: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 31,254 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Energy Use in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in South America stood at 31,254 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 113.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in South America peaked at 33,685 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,133 TJ, in 1994.
South America ranks 17th of 31 groups 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 South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,242 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 4,614 TJ | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 4,461 TJ | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 4,943 TJ | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 4,133 TJ | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 5,364 TJ | +29.8% |
| 1996 | 7,914 TJ | +47.5% |
| 1997 | 7,551 TJ | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 16,903 TJ | +123.9% |
| 1999 | 15,915 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 16,065 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 18,222 TJ | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 21,368 TJ | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 23,318 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 20,406 TJ | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 20,784 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 18,385 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 26,282 TJ | +43.0% |
| 2008 | 29,378 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 26,996 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 29,102 TJ | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 28,924 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 29,998 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 14,646 TJ | -51.2% |
| 2014 | 13,393 TJ | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 12,098 TJ | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 19,315 TJ | +59.7% |
| 2017 | 25,210 TJ | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 24,503 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 27,546 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 24,448 TJ | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 30,897 TJ | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 33,685 TJ | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 31,254 TJ | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,604 TJ | 4,133 TJ | 16,903 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,120 TJ | 16,065 TJ | 29,378 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,474 TJ | 12,098 TJ | 29,998 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,071 TJ | 24,448 TJ | 33,685 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in South America?
- Food packaging — energy use in South America was 31,254 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 33,685 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,133 TJ in 1994.
- How does South America rank for food packaging — energy use?
- South America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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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.