Food Processing — Energy Use in United States of America
United States of America: Food Processing — Energy Use was 369,475 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in United States of America stood at 369,475 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in United States of America peaked at 369,475 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 209,761 TJ, in 1992.
That places United States of America 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in United States of 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 | 272,977 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 288,403 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 277,067 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 293,065 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 287,284 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 296,971 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 305,309 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 302,728 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 306,342 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 303,761 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 278,190 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 277,290 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 277,416 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 267,325 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 266,591 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 278,874 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 290,138 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 286,100 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 288,164 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 279,335 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 279,057 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 349,717 TJ | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 369,475 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 369,475 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234,970 TJ | 209,761 TJ | 266,173 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 293,391 TJ | 272,977 TJ | 306,342 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 278,942 TJ | 266,591 TJ | 290,138 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 341,931 TJ | 279,057 TJ | 369,475 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 5 Thailand 82,112 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
- 10 Spain 41,465 TJ compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40,139 TJ compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in United States of America?
- Food processing — energy use in United States of America was 369,475 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 369,475 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,761 TJ in 1992.
- How does United States of America rank for food processing — energy use?
- United States of America ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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.