Food Processing — Energy Use in South America
South America: Food Processing — Energy Use was 55,282 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Energy Use in South America, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
South America recorded 55,282 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 326.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in South America peaked at 82,585 TJ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12,973 TJ, in 2013.
South America ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 70,639 TJ | — |
| 2008 | 75,464 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 77,820 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 77,856 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82,585 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 77,197 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 12,973 TJ | -83.2% |
| 2014 | 13,186 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13,170 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50,505 TJ | +283.5% |
| 2017 | 50,174 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 51,886 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 51,858 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48,102 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 54,454 TJ | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 55,811 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 55,282 TJ | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74,641 TJ | 70,639 TJ | 77,820 TJ | 3 |
| 2010s | 48,139 TJ | 12,973 TJ | 82,585 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,413 TJ | 48,102 TJ | 55,811 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in South America?
- Food processing — energy use in South America was 55,282 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 82,585 TJ in 2011.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,973 TJ in 2013.
- How does South America rank for food processing — energy use?
- South America ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 326.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.