Food Retail — Energy Use in Central America

Central America: Food Retail — Energy Use was 415.43 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
415.43 TJ
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
26th
of 29 regions
All-time high
838.16 TJ
in 2014
All-time low
363.44 TJ
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Central America, 2000–2023

02004006008002000201120232000: 363.4 TJ2001: 363.4 TJ2002: 363.4 TJ2003: 380 TJ2004: 396.5 TJ2005: 396.5 TJ2006: 512.1 TJ2007: 643.7 TJ2008: 774.9 TJ2009: 785.5 TJ2010: 745.2 TJ2011: 742.2 TJ2012: 758.9 TJ2013: 834 TJ2014: 838.2 TJ2015: 781.4 TJ2016: 673.3 TJ2017: 734.5 TJ2018: 391.7 TJ2019: 392.2 TJ2020: 403.6 TJ2021: 410 TJ2022: 415.7 TJ2023: 415.4 TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Central America recorded 415.43 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Central America peaked at 838.16 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 363.44 TJ, in 2000.

That places Central America 26th out of 29 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 497.95 TJ 363.44 TJ 785.5 TJ 10
2010s 689.15 TJ 391.67 TJ 838.16 TJ 10
2020s 411.17 TJ 403.57 TJ 415.74 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 Burkina Faso 1,177 TJ compare
  2. 24 Mozambique, Republic of 1,154 TJ compare
  3. 25 Serbia, Republic of 1,130 TJ compare
  4. 26 Haiti 1,111 TJ compare
  5. 27 Namibia 862.46 TJ compare
  6. 28 Cameroon 685.54 TJ compare
  7. 29 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.1681 TJ compare
  8. 29 Peru 619.57 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 129 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Central America?
Food retail — energy use in Central America was 415.43 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 838.16 TJ in 2014.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 363.44 TJ in 2000.
How does Central America rank for food retail — energy use?
Central America ranks 26th out of 29 regions with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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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Indicator
Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
129 places, 2,936 data points, 1990–2023
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