Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Northern America
Northern America: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) was 71,904 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Energy Use in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Northern America stood at 71,904 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Northern America peaked at 287,373 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 71,904 TJ, in 2022.
Northern America ranks 9th of 30 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 Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 264,280 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 287,373 TJ | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 187,321 TJ | -34.8% |
| 1993 | 130,578 TJ | -30.3% |
| 1994 | 109,553 TJ | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 108,546 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 106,273 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 127,841 TJ | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 123,696 TJ | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 118,500 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 116,592 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 156,899 TJ | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 137,995 TJ | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 152,380 TJ | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 171,555 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 148,167 TJ | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 177,411 TJ | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 128,255 TJ | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 199,866 TJ | +55.8% |
| 2009 | 168,419 TJ | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 197,126 TJ | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 183,386 TJ | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 148,288 TJ | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 165,360 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 166,058 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 124,279 TJ | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 113,723 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 111,955 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 102,240 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 93,692 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 82,730 TJ | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 82,824 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 71,904 TJ | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 71,904 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156,396 TJ | 106,273 TJ | 287,373 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,754 TJ | 116,592 TJ | 199,866 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,611 TJ | 93,692 TJ | 197,126 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,341 TJ | 71,904 TJ | 82,824 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Northern America?
- Food processing — energy use in Northern America was 71,904 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 287,373 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,904 TJ in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for food processing — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.