Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Northern America
Northern America: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 1.44 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Northern America stood at 1.44 million TJ.
That represents a change of up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Northern America peaked at 1.48 million TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 351,624 TJ, in 1994.
Northern America ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 478,898 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 506,711 TJ | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 416,717 TJ | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 364,113 TJ | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 351,624 TJ | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 948,888 TJ | +169.9% |
| 1996 | 956,512 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million TJ | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million TJ | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 984,129 TJ | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.12 million TJ | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million TJ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million TJ | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million TJ | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million TJ | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.13 million TJ | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million TJ | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million TJ | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.33 million TJ | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million TJ | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million TJ | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million TJ | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million TJ | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million TJ | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million TJ | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million TJ | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million TJ | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million TJ | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million TJ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million TJ | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million TJ | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million TJ | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 1.44 million TJ | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million TJ | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +169.9% | 351,624 TJ | 948,888 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 712,467 TJ | 351,624 TJ | 1.07 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million TJ | 1.10 million TJ | 1.33 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million TJ | 1.23 million TJ | 1.36 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million TJ | 1.30 million TJ | 1.48 million TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Northern America?
- Food processing — energy use in Northern America was 1.44 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 351,624 TJ in 1994.
- How does Northern America rank for food processing — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.