Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) in Australia
Australia: Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) was 33,350 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Australia recorded 33,350 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Australia peaked at 36,682 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23,128 TJ, in 2002.
That places Australia 18th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,260 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 23,642 TJ | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 25,199 TJ | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 25,614 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 26,977 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 28,517 TJ | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 27,506 TJ | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 27,428 TJ | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 28,289 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 27,659 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 28,380 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 29,184 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 23,128 TJ | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 27,653 TJ | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 28,410 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 30,116 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 29,758 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 29,636 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 29,919 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 31,015 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 30,964 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 32,271 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 34,470 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 33,473 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 33,831 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 36,682 TJ | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 35,562 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 33,320 TJ | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 33,597 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 32,723 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 32,911 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 32,924 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33,350 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 33,350 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 33,350 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,612 TJ, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Australia's 33,350 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,425 TJ, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,509 TJ | 23,642 TJ | 28,517 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,720 TJ | 23,128 TJ | 31,015 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,689 TJ | 30,964 TJ | 36,682 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,134 TJ | 32,911 TJ | 33,350 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Australia?
- Food processing — energy use in Australia was 33,350 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 36,682 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,128 TJ in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for food processing — energy use?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 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.