Food Processing — Energy Use in Americas

Americas: Food Processing — Energy Use was 20,079 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20,079 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 17 groups
All-time high
26,418 TJ
in 2007
All-time low
11,265 TJ
in 2004
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Food Processing — Energy Use in Americas, 1992–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1992200720231992: 19.6k TJ1993: 20.0k TJ1994: 20.8k TJ1995: 19.5k TJ1996: 19.5k TJ1997: 20.3k TJ1998: 21.0k TJ1999: 21.3k TJ2000: 19.3k TJ2001: 18.9k TJ2002: 17.7k TJ2003: 17.5k TJ2004: 11.3k TJ2005: 12.0k TJ2006: 25.9k TJ2007: 26.4k TJ2008: 25.6k TJ2009: 24.9k TJ2010: 24.4k TJ2011: 24.4k TJ2012: 24.0k TJ2013: 21.5k TJ2014: 20.5k TJ2015: 20.0k TJ2016: 24.3k TJ2017: 21.5k TJ2018: 22.8k TJ2019: 22.1k TJ2020: 21.9k TJ2021: 20.6k TJ2022: 20.1k TJ2023: 20.1k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Americas recorded 20,079 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Americas peaked at 26,418 TJ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11,265 TJ, in 2004.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,267 TJ 19,495 TJ 21,337 TJ 8
2000s 19,956 TJ 11,265 TJ 26,418 TJ 10
2010s 22,568 TJ 20,044 TJ 24,383 TJ 10
2020s 20,672 TJ 20,079 TJ 21,908 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 4 Belarus 16,841 TJ compare
  2. 5 Germany 12,558 TJ compare
  3. 6 France 11,343 TJ compare
  4. 7 Finland 7,226 TJ compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan 6,334 TJ compare
  6. 9 Republic of Korea 5,735 TJ compare
  7. 10 Poland 3,218 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — energy use in Americas?
Food processing — energy use in Americas was 20,079 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 26,418 TJ in 2007.
What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 11,265 TJ in 2004.
How does Americas rank for food processing — energy use?
Americas ranks 7th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
55 places, 1,461 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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