Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 5,719 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Energy Use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 5,719 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 610.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 7,318 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 TJ, in 2001.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.2 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 0 TJ | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2003 | 32.4 TJ | — |
| 2004 | 39.6 TJ | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 61.2 TJ | +54.5% |
| 2006 | 817.2 TJ | +1235.3% |
| 2007 | 298.8 TJ | -63.4% |
| 2008 | 374.4 TJ | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 648 TJ | +73.1% |
| 2010 | 579.6 TJ | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 568.8 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 823.24 TJ | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 805.33 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 864.78 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 772.61 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 3,446 TJ | +346.1% |
| 2017 | 3,465 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,269 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 4,674 TJ | +43.0% |
| 2020 | 7,318 TJ | +56.6% |
| 2021 | 6,157 TJ | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 5,839 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 5,719 TJ | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1235.3% | 61.2 TJ | 817.2 TJ |
| 2016 | +346.1% | 772.61 TJ | 3,446 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 231.48 TJ | 0 TJ | 817.2 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,927 TJ | 568.8 TJ | 4,674 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,259 TJ | 5,719 TJ | 7,318 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food processing — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 5,719 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,318 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TJ in 2001.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food processing — energy use?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 610.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.