Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in World
World: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) was 335,795 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 335,795 TJ.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in World peaked at 493,207 TJ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 52,626 TJ, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in World, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52,626 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 60,508 TJ | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 158,330 TJ | +161.7% |
| 1993 | 493,207 TJ | +211.5% |
| 1994 | 389,884 TJ | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 362,272 TJ | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 298,746 TJ | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 287,125 TJ | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 292,254 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 320,333 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 291,165 TJ | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 285,110 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 289,644 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 290,843 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 284,649 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 290,744 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 315,603 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 312,618 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 335,891 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 321,172 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 291,216 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 320,989 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 333,302 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 337,673 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 324,574 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 294,363 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 324,145 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 334,100 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 333,368 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 326,054 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 330,576 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 327,472 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 335,524 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 335,795 TJ | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +211.5% | 158,330 TJ | 493,207 TJ |
| 1992 | +161.7% | 60,508 TJ | 158,330 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271,528 TJ | 52,626 TJ | 493,207 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,744 TJ | 284,649 TJ | 335,891 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,978 TJ | 291,216 TJ | 337,673 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 332,342 TJ | 327,472 TJ | 335,795 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 335,795 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 493,207 TJ in 1993.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,626 TJ in 1990.
- How does World rank for food processing — energy use?
- World ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 (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.