Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in World
World: Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) was 1.53 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in World stood at 1.53 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in World peaked at 1.53 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 581,699 TJ, in 1990.
That places World 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in World, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 581,699 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 643,248 TJ | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 703,717 TJ | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 716,936 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 730,768 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 774,184 TJ | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 790,315 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 813,330 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 819,198 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 838,476 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 907,880 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 935,798 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 949,417 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 986,188 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 995,757 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million TJ | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million TJ | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million TJ | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million TJ | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million TJ | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million TJ | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million TJ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million TJ | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million TJ | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million TJ | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million TJ | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million TJ | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million TJ | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million TJ | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million TJ | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.38 million TJ | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million TJ | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million TJ | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.53 million TJ | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 741,187 TJ | 581,699 TJ | 838,476 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million TJ | 907,880 TJ | 1.12 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million TJ | 1.10 million TJ | 1.40 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million TJ | 1.38 million TJ | 1.53 million TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in World?
- Food processing — energy use in World was 1.53 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 581,699 TJ in 1990.
- How does World rank for food processing — energy use?
- World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.