Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Americas
Americas: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) was 495,302 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Americas stood at 495,302 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Americas peaked at 551,843 TJ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 300,988 TJ, in 1994.
Americas ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 338,974 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 392,638 TJ | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 323,549 TJ | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 313,929 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 300,988 TJ | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 541,234 TJ | +79.8% |
| 1996 | 551,843 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 550,098 TJ | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 478,935 TJ | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 479,586 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 524,276 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 494,157 TJ | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 427,618 TJ | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 420,557 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 405,654 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 405,797 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 402,283 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 453,004 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 452,608 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 391,783 TJ | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 407,665 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 406,286 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 399,454 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 389,843 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 412,795 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 402,314 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 430,871 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 438,881 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 433,323 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 443,804 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 441,163 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 478,134 TJ | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 495,749 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 495,302 TJ | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Americas 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +79.8% | 300,988 TJ | 541,234 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 427,177 TJ | 300,988 TJ | 551,843 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 437,774 TJ | 391,783 TJ | 524,276 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 416,524 TJ | 389,843 TJ | 443,804 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,587 TJ | 441,163 TJ | 495,749 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Americas?
- Food packaging — energy use in Americas was 495,302 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 551,843 TJ in 1996.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,988 TJ in 1994.
- How does Americas rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.