Food Processing — Energy Use in Africa
Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use was 44,202 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Energy Use in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Africa is 44,202 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Africa peaked at 44,979 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27 TJ, in 2000.
That places Africa 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4 TJ | 31 TJ | 46 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,609 TJ | 27 TJ | 23,756 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,330 TJ | 20,212 TJ | 44,979 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,155 TJ | 41,934 TJ | 44,202 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Italy 63,342 TJ compare
- 9 Russian Federation 63,285 TJ compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 58,344 TJ compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 50,552 TJ compare
- 12 Spain 42,196 TJ compare
- 13 Brazil 40,540 TJ compare
- 14 Belgium 38,763 TJ compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in Africa was 44,202 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44,979 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 TJ in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.