Food Packaging — Energy Use in World

World: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 2.12 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.12 million TJ
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.14 million TJ
in 2022
All-time low
792,841 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in World, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200620231990: 792.8k TJ1991: 915.9k TJ1992: 873.3k TJ1993: 920.7k TJ1994: 891.3k TJ1995: 1.2M TJ1996: 1.3M TJ1997: 1.3M TJ1998: 1.2M TJ1999: 1.2M TJ2000: 1.4M TJ2001: 1.6M TJ2002: 1.5M TJ2003: 1.6M TJ2004: 1.8M TJ2005: 1.9M TJ2006: 1.9M TJ2007: 2.0M TJ2008: 2.1M TJ2009: 2.0M TJ2010: 2.1M TJ2011: 2.1M TJ2012: 2.0M TJ2013: 2.0M TJ2014: 2.1M TJ2015: 2.0M TJ2016: 2.0M TJ2017: 2.0M TJ2018: 2.0M TJ2019: 1.9M TJ2020: 1.9M TJ2021: 2.0M TJ2022: 2.1M TJ2023: 2.1M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in World is 2.12 million TJ, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in World peaked at 2.14 million TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 792,841 TJ, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Packaging — Energy Use in World, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 792,841 TJ —
1991 915,938 TJ +15.5%
1992 873,328 TJ -4.7%
1993 920,717 TJ +5.4%
1994 891,278 TJ -3.2%
1995 1.21 million TJ +35.9%
1996 1.26 million TJ +3.9%
1997 1.29 million TJ +2.7%
1998 1.19 million TJ -8.0%
1999 1.21 million TJ +1.7%
2000 1.41 million TJ +17.0%
2001 1.59 million TJ +12.8%
2002 1.53 million TJ -3.8%
2003 1.61 million TJ +5.3%
2004 1.76 million TJ +9.2%
2005 1.86 million TJ +5.4%
2006 1.87 million TJ +0.5%
2007 2.02 million TJ +8.2%
2008 2.08 million TJ +3.1%
2009 2.01 million TJ -3.5%
2010 2.11 million TJ +5.0%
2011 2.12 million TJ +0.6%
2012 2.02 million TJ -4.5%
2013 2.03 million TJ +0.1%
2014 2.10 million TJ +3.8%
2015 2.02 million TJ -3.7%
2016 2.03 million TJ +0.5%
2017 1.97 million TJ -3.0%
2018 1.96 million TJ -0.6%
2019 1.90 million TJ -2.9%
2020 1.92 million TJ +1.0%
2021 1.99 million TJ +3.3%
2022 2.14 million TJ +7.6%
2023 2.12 million TJ -0.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use in World 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 +35.9% 891,278 TJ 1.21 million TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 million TJ 792,841 TJ 1.29 million TJ 10
2000s 1.77 million TJ 1.41 million TJ 2.08 million TJ 10
2010s 2.03 million TJ 1.90 million TJ 2.12 million TJ 10
2020s 2.04 million TJ 1.92 million TJ 2.14 million TJ 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 904,466 TJ compare
  2. 2 China 732,615 TJ compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 34,882 TJ compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 702,805 TJ compare
  5. 3 Viet Nam 11,252 TJ compare
  6. 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 World?
Food packaging — energy use in World was 2.12 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 million TJ in 2022.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 792,841 TJ in 1990.
How does World rank for food packaging — energy use?
World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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