Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) was 3,022 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,022 TJ
Change on year
up 55.3%
World rank
56th
of 121 countries
All-time high
3,022 TJ
in 2023
All-time low
1,947 TJ
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Uruguay, 2017–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2017202020232017: 2.2k TJ2018: 2.4k TJ2019: 2.2k TJ2020: 2.3k TJ2021: 2.1k TJ2022: 1.9k TJ2023: 3.0k TJ

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Uruguay stood at 3,022 TJ. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 55.3% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

That places Uruguay 56th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Uruguay, 2017 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
2017 2,208 TJ —
2018 2,438 TJ +10.4%
2019 2,242 TJ -8.1%
2020 2,286 TJ +2.0%
2021 2,104 TJ -8.0%
2022 1,947 TJ -7.5%
2023 3,022 TJ +55.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 3,022 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,365 TJ, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 3,022 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,556 TJ, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,296 TJ 2,208 TJ 2,438 TJ 3
2020s 2,340 TJ 1,947 TJ 3,022 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 53 Serbia 3,343 TJ compare
  2. 54 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,166 TJ compare
  3. 55 Slovenia 3,024 TJ compare
  4. 57 New Zealand 2,853 TJ compare
  5. 58 Caribbean 2,776 TJ compare
  6. 59 Ireland 2,719 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Uruguay?
Food packaging — energy use in Uruguay was 3,022 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 3,022 TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1,947 TJ in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for food packaging — energy use?
Uruguay ranks 56th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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