Food Processing — Energy Use in Australia
Australia: Food Processing — Energy Use was 12,760 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Australia stood at 12,760 TJ.
The figure is down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Australia peaked at 29,396 TJ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12,264 TJ, in 2002.
Australia ranks 9th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,125 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 26,086 TJ | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 25,132 TJ | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 23,668 TJ | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 25,144 TJ | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 23,587 TJ | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 27,525 TJ | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 27,230 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 25,704 TJ | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 25,382 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 25,482 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26,944 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 12,264 TJ | -54.5% |
| 2003 | 29,396 TJ | +139.7% |
| 2004 | 25,607 TJ | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 28,587 TJ | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 28,295 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 25,310 TJ | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 26,560 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 26,164 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 23,649 TJ | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 24,451 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18,845 TJ | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 19,344 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18,532 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 16,404 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 17,025 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 15,123 TJ | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 13,978 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 15,348 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 14,766 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 13,133 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 12,760 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 12,760 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 12,760 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 285.93 TJ, 44.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Australia's 12,760 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,760 TJ, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +139.7% | 12,264 TJ | 29,396 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,258 TJ | 23,125 TJ | 27,525 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,461 TJ | 12,264 TJ | 29,396 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,270 TJ | 13,978 TJ | 24,451 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,355 TJ | 12,760 TJ | 14,766 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Australia?
- Food processing — energy use in Australia was 12,760 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 29,396 TJ in 2003.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,264 TJ in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for food processing — energy use?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 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.