Food Processing — Energy Use in Western Africa
Western Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use was 7,934 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Energy Use in Western Africa, 2009–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 7,934 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Western Africa peaked at 15,763 TJ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,769 TJ, in 2012.
That places Western Africa 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9,000 TJ | — |
| 2010 | 8,589 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 8,416 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 5,769 TJ | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 11,821 TJ | +104.9% |
| 2014 | 11,848 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11,633 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 15,763 TJ | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 14,241 TJ | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 6,413 TJ | -55.0% |
| 2019 | 6,946 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 7,064 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 7,558 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 7,934 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 7,934 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,000 TJ | 9,000 TJ | 9,000 TJ | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,144 TJ | 5,769 TJ | 15,763 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,622 TJ | 7,064 TJ | 7,934 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Western Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in Western Africa was 7,934 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,763 TJ in 2016.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,769 TJ in 2012.
- How does Western Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- Western Africa ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.