Food Retail — Energy Use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Retail — Energy Use was 21,063 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 21,063 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 21,490 TJ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,764 TJ, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Energy Use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,764 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,793 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,835 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,847 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,508 TJ | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 2,537 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,566 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2,596 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,613 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 4,983 TJ | +90.8% |
| 2000 | 5,583 TJ | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 5,154 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 5,440 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 5,644 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 5,797 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 6,138 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 6,355 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6,632 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 6,406 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 6,755 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 11,272 TJ | +66.9% |
| 2011 | 11,560 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 9,817 TJ | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 9,893 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13,021 TJ | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 15,303 TJ | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 21,490 TJ | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 19,116 TJ | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 19,500 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 20,677 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 18,718 TJ | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 20,634 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 20,914 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 21,063 TJ | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Energy Use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +90.8% | 2,613 TJ | 4,983 TJ |
| 2010 | +66.9% | 6,755 TJ | 11,272 TJ |
| 2016 | +40.4% | 15,303 TJ | 21,490 TJ |
| 1994 | +35.8% | 1,847 TJ | 2,508 TJ |
| 2014 | +31.6% | 9,893 TJ | 13,021 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,504 TJ | 1,764 TJ | 4,983 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,990 TJ | 5,154 TJ | 6,755 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,165 TJ | 9,817 TJ | 21,490 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,332 TJ | 18,718 TJ | 21,063 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 OECD 69,103 TJ compare
- 2 South Africa 36,175 TJ compare
- 2 Türkiye 55,346 TJ compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 20,558 TJ compare
- 4 Russian Federation 19,184 TJ compare
- 4 Viet Nam 10,537 TJ compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,334 TJ compare
- 5 Ukraine 14,754 TJ compare
- 6 Nigeria 9,002 TJ compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food retail — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 21,063 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 21,490 TJ in 2016.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,764 TJ in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food retail — energy use?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 9 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 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.