Food Processing — Energy Use in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Processing — Energy Use was 1.86 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.86 million TJ
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 12 groups
All-time high
1.96 million TJ
in 2021
All-time low
371,947 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Energy Use in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200620231990: 371.9k TJ1991: 474.2k TJ1992: 564.2k TJ1993: 596.1k TJ1994: 643.0k TJ1995: 1.2M TJ1996: 1.3M TJ1997: 1.4M TJ1998: 1.4M TJ1999: 1.3M TJ2000: 1.4M TJ2001: 1.4M TJ2002: 1.5M TJ2003: 1.5M TJ2004: 1.5M TJ2005: 1.4M TJ2006: 1.5M TJ2007: 1.5M TJ2008: 1.5M TJ2009: 1.5M TJ2010: 1.6M TJ2011: 1.6M TJ2012: 1.6M TJ2013: 1.7M TJ2014: 1.7M TJ2015: 1.7M TJ2016: 1.8M TJ2017: 1.8M TJ2018: 1.8M TJ2019: 1.7M TJ2020: 1.8M TJ2021: 2.0M TJ2022: 1.9M TJ2023: 1.9M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Annex I countries is 1.86 million TJ, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Annex I countries peaked at 1.96 million TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 371,947 TJ, in 1990.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 927,136 TJ 371,947 TJ 1.39 million TJ 10
2000s 1.46 million TJ 1.40 million TJ 1.51 million TJ 10
2010s 1.71 million TJ 1.57 million TJ 1.84 million TJ 10
2020s 1.87 million TJ 1.80 million TJ 1.96 million TJ 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 1.81 million TJ compare
  2. 2 Germany 122,908 TJ compare
  3. 3 France 104,390 TJ compare
  4. 4 Canada 89,806 TJ compare
  5. 5 Japan 85,294 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — energy use in Annex I countries?
Food processing — energy use in Annex I countries was 1.86 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.96 million TJ in 2021.
What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 371,947 TJ in 1990.
How does Annex I countries rank for food processing — energy use?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries 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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Indicator
Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
103 places, 2,634 data points, 1990–2023
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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.