Food Processing — Energy Use in Northern America
Northern America: Food Processing — Energy Use was 408,449 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 408,449 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
That represents a change of up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Northern America peaked at 408,456 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 209,761 TJ, in 1992.
Northern America ranks 6th of 31 groups 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 in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 214,618 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 219,337 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 209,761 TJ | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 213,505 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 221,252 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 244,674 TJ | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 244,300 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 253,717 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 262,364 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 266,173 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 295,866 TJ | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 309,568 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 299,542 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 316,886 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 311,250 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 325,115 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 334,454 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 335,428 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 341,547 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 341,012 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 312,726 TJ | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 312,290 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 313,991 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 304,087 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 303,860 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 316,536 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 328,670 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 321,614 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 323,470 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 315,710 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 316,752 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 388,254 TJ | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 408,456 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 408,449 TJ | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234,970 TJ | 209,761 TJ | 266,173 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,067 TJ | 295,866 TJ | 341,547 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 315,295 TJ | 303,860 TJ | 328,670 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 380,478 TJ | 316,752 TJ | 408,456 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 3 Japan 85,532 TJ compare
- 4 France 83,291 TJ compare
- 5 Thailand 82,112 TJ compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 1,125 TJ compare
- 6 Russian Federation 78,081 TJ compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 321.84 TJ compare
- 7 Germany 66,092 TJ compare
- 8 Italy 51,562 TJ compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 47,291 TJ compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Northern America?
- Food processing — energy use in Northern America was 408,449 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 408,456 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,761 TJ in 1992.
- How does Northern America rank for food processing — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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 on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.