Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in Northern America
Northern America: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) was 20,079 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Northern America, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Northern America is 20,079 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Northern America 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.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19,635 TJ | — |
| 1993 | 20,030 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 20,819 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 19,531 TJ | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 19,495 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 20,288 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 20,998 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 21,337 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 19,307 TJ | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 18,926 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 17,699 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 17,496 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11,265 TJ | -35.6% |
| 2005 | 12,017 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 25,945 TJ | +115.9% |
| 2007 | 26,418 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 25,558 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 24,930 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 24,359 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24,383 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 23,997 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 21,544 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 20,541 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 20,044 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 24,328 TJ | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 21,519 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 22,821 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 22,148 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 21,908 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 20,620 TJ | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 20,079 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 20,079 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +115.9% | 12,017 TJ | 25,945 TJ |
| 2004 | -35.6% | 17,496 TJ | 11,265 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Northern America?
- Food processing — energy use in Northern America 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 26,418 TJ in 2007.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,265 TJ in 2004.
- How does Northern America rank for food processing — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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
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.