Food Processing — Energy Use in OECD
OECD: Food Processing — Energy Use was 1.08 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in OECD, 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 OECD is 1.08 million TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in OECD peaked at 1.08 million TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 537,307 TJ, in 1990.
OECD ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in OECD, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 537,307 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 597,902 TJ | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 601,546 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 615,240 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 627,080 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 676,206 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 687,686 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 711,310 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 727,394 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 744,210 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 805,316 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 827,384 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 836,626 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 863,140 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 867,154 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 893,894 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 907,222 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 923,609 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 932,458 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 911,552 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 898,376 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 908,723 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 917,845 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 915,307 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 920,182 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 941,771 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 966,154 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 954,885 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 962,726 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 968,709 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 962,856 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million TJ | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million TJ | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 652,588 TJ | 537,307 TJ | 744,210 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 876,836 TJ | 805,316 TJ | 932,458 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 935,468 TJ | 898,376 TJ | 968,709 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million TJ | 962,856 TJ | 1.08 million TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in OECD?
- Food processing — energy use in OECD was 1.08 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 537,307 TJ in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for food processing — energy use?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.