Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) was 2,930 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Southern Africa, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Southern Africa is 2,930 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Southern Africa peaked at 4,003 TJ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,592 TJ, in 2013.
That places Southern Africa 31st out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,736 TJ | — |
| 2006 | 2,740 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,754 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,765 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,761 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,660 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,610 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,606 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,592 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,784 TJ | +46.0% |
| 2015 | 3,982 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 4,003 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,821 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3,928 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3,955 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,707 TJ | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 3,792 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2,925 TJ | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 2,930 TJ | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +46.0% | 2,592 TJ | 3,784 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,751 TJ | 2,736 TJ | 2,765 TJ | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,394 TJ | 2,592 TJ | 4,003 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,338 TJ | 2,925 TJ | 3,792 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 739.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Southern Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in Southern Africa was 2,930 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,003 TJ in 2016.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,592 TJ in 2013.
- How does Southern Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- Southern Africa ranks 31st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.