Food Processing — Energy Use in South Africa
South Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use was 2,733 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in South Africa is 2,733 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in South Africa peaked at 4,107 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,044 TJ, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 47th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,044 TJ | — |
| 2011 | 2,143 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2,273 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 2,508 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 3,008 TJ | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 3,057 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2,969 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3,825 TJ | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 4,107 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 2,934 TJ | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 3,186 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 2,950 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2,733 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 2,733 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,887 TJ | 2,044 TJ | 4,107 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,900 TJ | 2,733 TJ | 3,186 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in South Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in South Africa was 2,733 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,107 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,044 TJ in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- South Africa ranks 47th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.