Food Processing — Energy Use in South America
South America: Food Processing — Energy Use was 128,242 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Energy Use in South America, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
South America recorded 128,242 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 989.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in South America peaked at 128,242 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,216 TJ, in 2007.
South America ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Processing — Energy Use in South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9,216 TJ | — |
| 2008 | 23,047 TJ | +150.1% |
| 2009 | 24,142 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 24,919 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 27,176 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 27,673 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11,768 TJ | -57.5% |
| 2014 | 13,050 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 12,805 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 110,696 TJ | +764.5% |
| 2017 | 116,545 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 109,250 TJ | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 112,804 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 123,410 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 117,412 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 118,074 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 128,242 TJ | +8.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +764.5% | 12,805 TJ | 110,696 TJ |
| 2008 | +150.1% | 9,216 TJ | 23,047 TJ |
| 2013 | -57.5% | 27,673 TJ | 11,768 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,802 TJ | 9,216 TJ | 24,142 TJ | 3 |
| 2010s | 56,669 TJ | 11,768 TJ | 116,545 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,784 TJ | 117,412 TJ | 128,242 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Spain 41,465 TJ compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40,139 TJ compare
- 12 Canada 38,815 TJ compare
- 13 Philippines 36,769 TJ compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 33,264 TJ compare
- 15 Poland 29,421 TJ compare
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 24,329 TJ compare
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in South America?
- Food processing — energy use in South America was 128,242 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 128,242 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,216 TJ in 2007.
- How does South America rank for food processing — energy use?
- South America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 989.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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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About this data
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.