Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Americas
Americas: Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) was 557,942 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Americas, 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 Americas is 557,942 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Americas peaked at 557,942 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 215,280 TJ, in 1992.
That places Americas 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 216,608 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 224,802 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 215,280 TJ | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 219,744 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 228,384 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 251,838 TJ | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 247,950 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 257,566 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 266,530 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 270,623 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 299,938 TJ | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 313,668 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 304,718 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 322,308 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 316,833 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 334,098 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 344,020 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 354,601 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 374,601 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 374,574 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 346,199 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 352,860 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 356,228 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 330,868 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 331,127 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 344,452 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 454,582 TJ | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 453,505 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 440,352 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 445,489 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 456,466 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 527,300 TJ | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 547,781 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 557,942 TJ | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +32.0% | 344,452 TJ | 454,582 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239,932 TJ | 215,280 TJ | 270,623 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 333,936 TJ | 299,938 TJ | 374,601 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 385,566 TJ | 330,868 TJ | 454,582 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 522,372 TJ | 456,466 TJ | 557,942 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Americas?
- Food processing — energy use in Americas was 557,942 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 557,942 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 215,280 TJ in 1992.
- How does Americas rank for food processing — energy use?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.