Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal) in Americas
Americas: Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal) was 10,074 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Energy Use in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Americas stood at 10,074 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Americas peaked at 36,840 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,074 TJ, in 2023.
That places Americas 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal) in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,840 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 35,881 TJ | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 16,172 TJ | -54.9% |
| 1993 | 15,900 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 15,470 TJ | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 15,030 TJ | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 21,907 TJ | +45.8% |
| 1997 | 14,770 TJ | -32.6% |
| 1998 | 13,303 TJ | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 13,238 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13,494 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16,251 TJ | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 31,517 TJ | +93.9% |
| 2003 | 28,769 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 34,760 TJ | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 28,797 TJ | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 21,580 TJ | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 25,086 TJ | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 25,575 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 23,461 TJ | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 22,287 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 19,237 TJ | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 13,445 TJ | -30.1% |
| 2013 | 15,574 TJ | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 18,839 TJ | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 16,532 TJ | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 14,163 TJ | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 13,428 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 12,411 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 11,490 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 10,624 TJ | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 10,800 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 10,176 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 10,074 TJ | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal) in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +93.9% | 16,251 TJ | 31,517 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,851 TJ | 13,238 TJ | 36,840 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,929 TJ | 13,494 TJ | 34,760 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,740 TJ | 11,490 TJ | 22,287 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,418 TJ | 10,074 TJ | 10,800 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 16 Uzbekistan 3,120 TJ compare
- 17 Sudan (former) 2,986 TJ compare
- 18 Madagascar 2,974 TJ compare
- 19 Philippines 2,799 TJ compare
- 20 Nepal 2,765 TJ compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 2,587 TJ compare
- 22 Sudan 2,131 TJ compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Americas?
- Food retail — energy use in Americas was 10,074 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 36,840 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,074 TJ in 2023.
- How does Americas rank for food retail — energy use?
- Americas ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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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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.