Food Retail — Energy Use in Northern America
Northern America: Food Retail — Energy Use was 3,555 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 3,555 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Northern America peaked at 35,999 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,555 TJ, in 2022.
That places Northern America 20th 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 Retail — Energy Use in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,999 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 35,023 TJ | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 15,268 TJ | -56.4% |
| 1993 | 15,114 TJ | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 14,638 TJ | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 14,210 TJ | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 21,041 TJ | +48.1% |
| 1997 | 13,593 TJ | -35.4% |
| 1998 | 12,227 TJ | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 12,115 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 12,109 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14,965 TJ | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 30,070 TJ | +100.9% |
| 2003 | 27,442 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 33,296 TJ | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 27,358 TJ | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 19,953 TJ | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 23,261 TJ | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 23,582 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21,484 TJ | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 20,398 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 17,317 TJ | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 11,471 TJ | -33.8% |
| 2013 | 10,178 TJ | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 10,878 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 8,195 TJ | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 6,431 TJ | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 5,505 TJ | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 4,875 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 4,267 TJ | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 3,569 TJ | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 3,631 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,555 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 3,555 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,923 TJ | 12,115 TJ | 35,999 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,352 TJ | 12,109 TJ | 33,296 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,952 TJ | 4,267 TJ | 20,398 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,578 TJ | 3,555 TJ | 3,631 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Northern America?
- Food retail — energy use in Northern America was 3,555 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 35,999 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,555 TJ in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for food retail — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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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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.