Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) was 31,508 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa is 31,508 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 367.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 31,508 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 129 TJ, in 1992.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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 Sub-Saharan 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 | 7,324 TJ | +111.7% |
| 2012 | 7,060 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 6,743 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 6,149 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 7,135 TJ | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 8,115 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 7,757 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 7,958 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 7,521 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 7,102 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 7,814 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 31,109 TJ | +298.1% |
| 2023 | 31,508 TJ | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Sub-Saharan 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 |
| 2022 | +298.1% | 7,814 TJ | 31,109 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 | 3,152 TJ | 1,540 TJ | 5,951 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,922 TJ | 3,460 TJ | 8,115 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,383 TJ | 7,102 TJ | 31,508 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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
- 21 Denmark 1,791 TJ compare
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa was 31,508 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31,508 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 TJ in 1992.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 367.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.