Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in South Africa
South Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 5,221 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in South Africa, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in South Africa stood at 5,221 TJ.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in South Africa peaked at 6,663 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,736 TJ, in 2005.
South Africa ranks 57th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,736 TJ | — |
| 2006 | 2,740 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,754 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,765 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,761 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,704 TJ | +70.4% |
| 2011 | 4,753 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4,879 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5,100 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 5,582 TJ | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 5,746 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 5,680 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6,489 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 6,663 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,503 TJ | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 5,655 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 5,519 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 5,221 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 5,221 TJ | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 5,221 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,584 TJ, 49% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 5,221 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 900.64 TJ, 5.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +70.4% | 2,761 TJ | 4,704 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,751 TJ | 2,736 TJ | 2,765 TJ | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,510 TJ | 4,704 TJ | 6,663 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,404 TJ | 5,221 TJ | 5,655 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in South Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in South Africa was 5,221 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 6,663 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,736 TJ in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- South Africa ranks 57th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 (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.