Food Retail — Energy Use in South America
South America: Food Retail — Energy Use was 4,850 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in South America is 4,850 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in South America peaked at 6,020 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.41 TJ, in 1993.
South America ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 117.65 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 117.65 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 147.06 TJ | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 29.41 TJ | -80.0% |
| 1994 | 58.82 TJ | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 29.41 TJ | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 58.82 TJ | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 352.94 TJ | +500.0% |
| 1998 | 235.3 TJ | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 264.71 TJ | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 147.06 TJ | -44.4% |
| 2001 | 30.91 TJ | -79.0% |
| 2002 | 192.69 TJ | +523.4% |
| 2003 | 38.14 TJ | -80.2% |
| 2004 | 192.86 TJ | +405.7% |
| 2005 | 150.81 TJ | -21.8% |
| 2006 | 206.58 TJ | +37.0% |
| 2007 | 206.25 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 244 TJ | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 200.1 TJ | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 201.22 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 185.7 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 187.32 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,484 TJ | +1760.0% |
| 2014 | 5,606 TJ | +60.9% |
| 2015 | 6,020 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 5,507 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 5,620 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5,561 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5,533 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,391 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 5,516 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4,953 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 4,850 TJ | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141.18 TJ | 29.41 TJ | 352.94 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 160.94 TJ | 30.91 TJ | 244 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,790 TJ | 185.7 TJ | 6,020 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,177 TJ | 4,850 TJ | 5,516 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in South America?
- Food retail — energy use in South America was 4,850 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 6,020 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.41 TJ in 1993.
- How does South America rank for food retail — energy use?
- South America ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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.