Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Australia
Australia: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) was 37,605 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Australia stood at 37,605 TJ.
That represents a change of down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Australia peaked at 98,460 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37,473 TJ, in 2020.
Australia ranks 12th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51,464 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 50,286 TJ | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 52,584 TJ | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 54,608 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 56,036 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 55,900 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 56,180 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 58,730 TJ | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 63,797 TJ | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 67,284 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 68,967 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 67,953 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 62,956 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 61,516 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 62,672 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 63,811 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 63,085 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 72,622 TJ | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 70,166 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 78,104 TJ | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 98,460 TJ | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 53,719 TJ | -45.4% |
| 2012 | 42,002 TJ | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 43,419 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 42,460 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 39,467 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 39,080 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 37,596 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 38,158 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 37,866 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 37,473 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 38,236 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 37,605 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 37,605 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 37,605 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,365 TJ, 11.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Australia's 37,605 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,018 TJ, 3.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -45.4% | 98,460 TJ | 53,719 TJ |
| 2010 | +26.1% | 78,104 TJ | 98,460 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,687 TJ | 50,286 TJ | 67,284 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,185 TJ | 61,516 TJ | 78,104 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,223 TJ | 37,596 TJ | 98,460 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,730 TJ | 37,473 TJ | 38,236 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Australia?
- Food packaging — energy use in Australia was 37,605 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 98,460 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,473 TJ in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.