Food Packaging — Energy Use in United States of America
United States of America: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 292,494 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in United States of America stood at 292,494 TJ.
The figure is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in United States of America peaked at 455,253 TJ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 213,359 TJ, in 1994.
United States of America ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in United States of America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 258,432 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 303,301 TJ | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 232,920 TJ | -23.2% |
| 1993 | 227,541 TJ | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 213,359 TJ | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 451,327 TJ | +111.5% |
| 1996 | 455,253 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 454,061 TJ | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 361,751 TJ | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 361,146 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 406,084 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 374,007 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 301,060 TJ | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 296,763 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 287,236 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 278,730 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 274,702 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 284,900 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 283,363 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 248,930 TJ | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 265,983 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 260,884 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 254,324 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 254,317 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 285,466 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 276,749 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 278,709 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 251,430 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 247,417 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 249,524 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 255,355 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 281,497 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 292,494 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 292,494 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 331,909 TJ | 213,359 TJ | 455,253 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 303,578 TJ | 248,930 TJ | 406,084 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,480 TJ | 247,417 TJ | 285,466 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 280,460 TJ | 255,355 TJ | 292,494 TJ | 4 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in United States of America?
- Food packaging — energy use in United States of America was 292,494 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 455,253 TJ in 1996.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,359 TJ in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for food packaging — energy use?
- United States of America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.