Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Africa
Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) was 32,597 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Energy Use in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Africa recorded 32,597 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 351.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Africa peaked at 32,597 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 129 TJ, in 1992.
Africa ranks 17th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 645 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 645 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 129 TJ | -80.0% |
| 1993 | 129 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 774 TJ | +500.0% |
| 1995 | 2,838 TJ | +266.7% |
| 1996 | 2,322 TJ | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 3,521 TJ | +51.6% |
| 1998 | 3,521 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,851 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 1,868 TJ | -51.5% |
| 2001 | 2,642 TJ | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 2,201 TJ | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 1,540 TJ | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 2,174 TJ | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 2,585 TJ | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 3,691 TJ | +42.8% |
| 2007 | 4,573 TJ | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 4,291 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 5,951 TJ | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 3,460 TJ | -41.9% |
| 2011 | 7,600 TJ | +119.7% |
| 2012 | 7,391 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7,213 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,813 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 7,798 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 9,398 TJ | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 9,066 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 9,400 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 8,954 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 8,245 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 9,035 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 32,198 TJ | +256.4% |
| 2023 | 32,597 TJ | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Africa 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +500.0% | 129 TJ | 774 TJ |
| 1995 | +266.7% | 774 TJ | 2,838 TJ |
| 2022 | +256.4% | 9,035 TJ | 32,198 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,838 TJ | 129 TJ | 3,851 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,152 TJ | 1,540 TJ | 5,951 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,709 TJ | 3,460 TJ | 9,400 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,519 TJ | 8,245 TJ | 32,597 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 14 New Zealand 3,873 TJ compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 3,284 TJ compare
- 16 Chile 2,993 TJ compare
- 17 Eswatini 2,993 TJ compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,844 TJ compare
- 19 Republic of Korea 1,976 TJ compare
- 20 Czechia 1,862 TJ compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in Africa was 32,597 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32,597 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 TJ in 1992.
- How does Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- Africa ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 351.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.