Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 40,724 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 40,724 TJ.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 48,451 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,823 TJ, in 1993.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 12th out of 33 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,919 TJ | 5,823 TJ | 8,349 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,589 TJ | 8,488 TJ | 25,738 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,358 TJ | 24,788 TJ | 48,451 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,955 TJ | 38,583 TJ | 47,746 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 40,724 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 48,451 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,823 TJ in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th out of 33 regions with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 (Total). 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.