Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Central America
Central America: Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) was 13,498 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Central America recorded 13,498 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Central America peaked at 14,081 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 546.98 TJ, in 2018.
That places Central America 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Central America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,984 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 5,447 TJ | +174.6% |
| 1992 | 5,504 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 6,217 TJ | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 7,099 TJ | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 7,128 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3,650 TJ | -48.8% |
| 1997 | 3,848 TJ | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 4,165 TJ | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 4,450 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 4,072 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 4,100 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5,177 TJ | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 5,422 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 5,584 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8,983 TJ | +60.9% |
| 2006 | 9,567 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 9,956 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 9,936 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9,356 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 8,437 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 8,254 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9,199 TJ | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 9,272 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 9,457 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 9,775 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9,578 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9,323 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 546.98 TJ | -94.1% |
| 2019 | 10,138 TJ | +1753.3% |
| 2020 | 9,482 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 14,081 TJ | +48.5% |
| 2022 | 13,498 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 13,498 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1753.3% | 546.98 TJ | 10,138 TJ |
| 1991 | +174.6% | 1,984 TJ | 5,447 TJ |
| 2018 | -94.1% | 9,323 TJ | 546.98 TJ |
| 2005 | +60.9% | 5,584 TJ | 8,983 TJ |
| 1996 | -48.8% | 7,128 TJ | 3,650 TJ |
| 2021 | +48.5% | 9,482 TJ | 14,081 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,949 TJ | 1,984 TJ | 7,128 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,215 TJ | 4,072 TJ | 9,956 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,398 TJ | 546.98 TJ | 10,138 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,640 TJ | 9,482 TJ | 14,081 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Central America?
- Food processing — energy use in Central America was 13,498 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 14,081 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 546.98 TJ in 2018.
- How does Central America rank for food processing — energy use?
- Central America ranks 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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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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.