Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Australia
Australia: Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) was 22,414 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Australia, 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 Australia is 22,414 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Australia peaked at 24,559 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,175 TJ, in 1990.
Australia ranks 18th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,175 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 16,308 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 16,366 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 16,992 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 17,492 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 18,385 TJ | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 18,418 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 18,497 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 19,220 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 19,642 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 20,131 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 19,879 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 22,885 TJ | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 19,091 TJ | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 19,498 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 18,745 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 19,354 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 19,915 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 20,016 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18,824 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 19,256 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 24,059 TJ | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 24,001 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 24,037 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23,695 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 24,559 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 24,516 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 23,142 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 22,551 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 21,679 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 21,682 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22,256 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 22,414 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 22,414 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 22,414 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,937 TJ, 3.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Australia's 22,414 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29,591 TJ, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,749 TJ | 16,175 TJ | 19,642 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,834 TJ | 18,745 TJ | 22,885 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,150 TJ | 19,256 TJ | 24,559 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,191 TJ | 21,682 TJ | 22,414 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 33,264 TJ compare
- 16 Poland 29,421 TJ compare
- 17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 24,329 TJ compare
- 19 Belgium 21,381 TJ compare
- 20 China 17,064 TJ compare
- 20 China, Taiwan Province of 17,064 TJ compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Australia?
- Food processing — energy use in Australia was 22,414 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,559 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,175 TJ in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for food processing — energy use?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.