Food Retail — Energy Use in Africa
Africa: Food Retail — Energy Use was 72,056 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in Africa is 72,056 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Africa peaked at 95,458 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,800 TJ, in 1990.
Africa ranks 2nd of 29 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 3,702 TJ | 2,800 TJ | 6,368 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,063 TJ | 6,145 TJ | 20,637 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,905 TJ | 39,582 TJ | 95,458 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,546 TJ | 71,225 TJ | 74,800 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 OECD 69,103 TJ compare
- 2 South Africa 36,175 TJ compare
- 3 Kazakhstan, Republic of 20,558 TJ compare
- 4 Russian Federation 19,184 TJ compare
- 5 Ukraine 14,754 TJ compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Africa?
- Food retail — energy use in Africa was 72,056 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95,458 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,800 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for food retail — energy use?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 29 regions with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal). 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.