Food Processing — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use was 58,042 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa is 58,042 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 58,042 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 164 TJ, in 1993.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Processing — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 676 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 676 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 175 TJ | -74.1% |
| 1993 | 164 TJ | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 984 TJ | +500.0% |
| 1995 | 3,132 TJ | +218.3% |
| 1996 | 2,617 TJ | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 3,833 TJ | +46.5% |
| 1998 | 3,822 TJ | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4,159 TJ | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 2,212 TJ | -46.8% |
| 2001 | 2,962 TJ | +33.9% |
| 2002 | 2,539 TJ | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 1,924 TJ | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 2,564 TJ | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 5,742 TJ | +124.0% |
| 2006 | 8,138 TJ | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 10,960 TJ | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 10,660 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 21,410 TJ | +100.8% |
| 2010 | 20,594 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 24,700 TJ | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 22,874 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 29,268 TJ | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 30,482 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 32,394 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 39,838 TJ | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 39,205 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 30,013 TJ | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 31,439 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 32,788 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 34,985 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 57,716 TJ | +65.0% |
| 2023 | 58,042 TJ | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +500.0% | 164 TJ | 984 TJ |
| 1995 | +218.3% | 984 TJ | 3,132 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,024 TJ | 164 TJ | 4,159 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,911 TJ | 1,924 TJ | 21,410 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,081 TJ | 20,594 TJ | 39,838 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,883 TJ | 32,788 TJ | 58,042 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food processing — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa was 58,042 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 58,042 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 164 TJ in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food processing — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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 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.