Food Packaging — Energy Use in OECD

OECD: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 904,466 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
904,466 TJ
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.05 million TJ
in 1997
All-time low
674,848 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in OECD, 1990–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200620231990: 674.8k TJ1991: 786.6k TJ1992: 721.6k TJ1993: 733.3k TJ1994: 720.7k TJ1995: 989.6k TJ1996: 1.0M TJ1997: 1.0M TJ1998: 943.8k TJ1999: 963.0k TJ2000: 1.0M TJ2001: 1.0M TJ2002: 940.4k TJ2003: 945.7k TJ2004: 934.3k TJ2005: 946.4k TJ2006: 936.6k TJ2007: 1.0M TJ2008: 990.9k TJ2009: 898.2k TJ2010: 951.2k TJ2011: 896.6k TJ2012: 869.2k TJ2013: 869.5k TJ2014: 898.5k TJ2015: 895.1k TJ2016: 907.9k TJ2017: 885.2k TJ2018: 884.9k TJ2019: 884.3k TJ2020: 863.9k TJ2021: 928.0k TJ2022: 904.7k TJ2023: 904.5k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

OECD recorded 904,466 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in OECD peaked at 1.05 million TJ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 674,848 TJ, in 1990.

That places OECD 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Energy Use in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 674,848 TJ —
1991 786,594 TJ +16.6%
1992 721,648 TJ -8.3%
1993 733,295 TJ +1.6%
1994 720,704 TJ -1.7%
1995 989,565 TJ +37.3%
1996 1.02 million TJ +2.8%
1997 1.05 million TJ +2.8%
1998 943,766 TJ -9.7%
1999 962,983 TJ +2.0%
2000 1.04 million TJ +8.1%
2001 1.02 million TJ -2.3%
2002 940,418 TJ -7.6%
2003 945,700 TJ +0.6%
2004 934,323 TJ -1.2%
2005 946,377 TJ +1.3%
2006 936,582 TJ -1.0%
2007 1.01 million TJ +7.7%
2008 990,929 TJ -1.7%
2009 898,201 TJ -9.4%
2010 951,231 TJ +5.9%
2011 896,582 TJ -5.7%
2012 869,220 TJ -3.1%
2013 869,549 TJ +0.0%
2014 898,491 TJ +3.3%
2015 895,126 TJ -0.4%
2016 907,932 TJ +1.4%
2017 885,238 TJ -2.5%
2018 884,938 TJ -0.0%
2019 884,254 TJ -0.1%
2020 863,894 TJ -2.3%
2021 927,988 TJ +7.4%
2022 904,652 TJ -2.5%
2023 904,466 TJ -0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use in OECD 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +37.3% 720,704 TJ 989,565 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 859,612 TJ 674,848 TJ 1.05 million TJ 10
2000s 965,967 TJ 898,201 TJ 1.04 million TJ 10
2010s 894,256 TJ 869,220 TJ 951,231 TJ 10
2020s 900,250 TJ 863,894 TJ 927,988 TJ 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China 732,615 TJ compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 34,882 TJ compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 702,805 TJ compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 11,252 TJ compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 145,731 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in OECD?
Food packaging — energy use in OECD was 904,466 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 million TJ in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 674,848 TJ in 1990.
How does OECD rank for food packaging — energy use?
OECD ranks 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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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Indicator
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 4,536 data points, 1990–2023
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