Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 4,712 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 4,712 TJ.
The figure is down 52.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 9,986 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 136.81 TJ, in 1991.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146.81 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 136.81 TJ | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 146.57 TJ | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 144.99 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 158.04 TJ | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 144.28 TJ | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 146.22 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 152.91 TJ | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 158.1 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 166.41 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 188.77 TJ | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 166.27 TJ | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 170.29 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 502.05 TJ | +194.8% |
| 2004 | 339.26 TJ | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 397.16 TJ | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 732.13 TJ | +84.3% |
| 2007 | 756.33 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 861.62 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 773.9 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 3,724 TJ | +381.2% |
| 2011 | 4,164 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 4,141 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,127 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,184 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5,050 TJ | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 4,502 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 3,936 TJ | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 2,203 TJ | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 3,749 TJ | +70.1% |
| 2020 | 5,215 TJ | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 4,321 TJ | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 9,986 TJ | +131.1% |
| 2023 | 4,712 TJ | -52.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150.11 TJ | 136.81 TJ | 166.41 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 488.78 TJ | 166.27 TJ | 861.62 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,978 TJ | 2,203 TJ | 5,050 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,058 TJ | 4,321 TJ | 9,986 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4,712 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,986 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 136.81 TJ in 1991.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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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.