Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) was 2,993 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 2,993 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Southern Africa peaked at 3,851 TJ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 129 TJ, in 1992.
Southern Africa ranks 26th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Southern 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 | 1,540 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,740 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 1,738 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,198 TJ | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 2,338 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1,992 TJ | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 2,562 TJ | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 2,625 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,625 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,780 TJ | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 1,081 TJ | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 1,961 TJ | +81.4% |
| 2016 | 2,941 TJ | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 2,327 TJ | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 2,270 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,182 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2,181 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,476 TJ | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 2,550 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,993 TJ | +17.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Southern 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 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,838 TJ | 129 TJ | 3,851 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,980 TJ | 1,540 TJ | 2,642 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,235 TJ | 1,081 TJ | 2,941 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,550 TJ | 2,181 TJ | 2,993 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 739.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Southern Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in Southern Africa was 2,993 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,851 TJ in 1999.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 TJ in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.