Food Processing — Energy Use in South America
South America: Food Processing — Energy Use was 65,490 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in South America, 2013–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in South America is 65,490 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in South America peaked at 67,237 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28,310 TJ, in 2013.
South America ranks 13th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38,482 TJ | 28,310 TJ | 56,969 TJ | 7 |
| 2020s | 61,230 TJ | 54,698 TJ | 67,237 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Australia 12,760 TJ compare
- 11 Germany 11,080 TJ compare
- 12 Russian Federation 10,858 TJ compare
- 13 France 5,950 TJ compare
- 14 New Zealand 3,873 TJ compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 3,284 TJ compare
- 16 Chile 2,993 TJ compare
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in South America?
- Food processing — energy use in South America was 65,490 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 67,237 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,310 TJ in 2013.
- How does South America rank for food processing — energy use?
- South America ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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About this data
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.