Food Processing — Energy Use in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use was 8,655 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Energy Use in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Southern Africa stood at 8,655 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Southern Africa peaked at 10,306 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 129 TJ, in 1992.
That places Southern Africa 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,838 TJ | 129 TJ | 3,851 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,355 TJ | 1,540 TJ | 5,102 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,516 TJ | 6,880 TJ | 10,306 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,789 TJ | 8,208 TJ | 9,219 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Southern Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in Southern Africa was 8,655 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,306 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 TJ in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- Southern Africa ranks 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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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About this data
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.