Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa
South Africa: Food Retail — Energy Use was 36,175 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 36,175 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in South Africa peaked at 66,096 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7,238 TJ, in 2016.
That places South Africa 2nd out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31,442 TJ | — |
| 2011 | 36,975 TJ | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 61,224 TJ | +65.6% |
| 2013 | 64,413 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 66,096 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 57,842 TJ | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 7,238 TJ | -87.5% |
| 2017 | 12,729 TJ | +75.9% |
| 2018 | 62,385 TJ | +390.1% |
| 2019 | 40,941 TJ | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 37,786 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 37,001 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 36,175 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 36,175 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44,128 TJ | 7,238 TJ | 66,096 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,784 TJ | 36,175 TJ | 37,786 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 OECD 69,103 TJ compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 20,558 TJ compare
- 4 Russian Federation 19,184 TJ compare
- 5 Ukraine 14,754 TJ compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in South Africa?
- Food retail — energy use in South Africa was 36,175 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 66,096 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,238 TJ in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for food retail — energy use?
- South Africa ranks 2nd out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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.