Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in South America
South America: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 249,014 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 249,014 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 369.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in South America peaked at 249,014 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53,051 TJ, in 2013.
That places South America 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 79,855 TJ | — |
| 2008 | 98,511 TJ | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 101,962 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 102,775 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 109,761 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 104,870 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 53,051 TJ | -49.4% |
| 2014 | 53,413 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 54,861 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 195,685 TJ | +256.7% |
| 2017 | 207,389 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 209,069 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 221,632 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 226,211 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 229,363 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 241,122 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 249,014 TJ | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +256.7% | 54,861 TJ | 195,685 TJ |
| 2013 | -49.4% | 104,870 TJ | 53,051 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93,443 TJ | 79,855 TJ | 101,962 TJ | 3 |
| 2010s | 131,251 TJ | 53,051 TJ | 221,632 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,428 TJ | 226,211 TJ | 249,014 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Italy 117,874 TJ compare
- 13 Poland 114,230 TJ compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 110,808 TJ compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 100,449 TJ compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 91,246 TJ compare
- 17 Colombia 86,409 TJ compare
- 18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 84,576 TJ compare
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in South America?
- Food processing — energy use in South America was 249,014 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 249,014 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,051 TJ in 2013.
- How does South America rank for food processing — energy use?
- South America ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 369.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.