Food Retail — Energy Use in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Retail — Energy Use was 63,790 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63,790 TJ
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 179 countries
All-time high
68,867 TJ
in 2018
All-time low
28,192 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 28.2k TJ1991: 29.4k TJ1992: 29.7k TJ1993: 30.4k TJ1994: 31.4k TJ1995: 33.5k TJ1996: 35.7k TJ1997: 37.5k TJ1998: 39.2k TJ1999: 40.7k TJ2000: 42.0k TJ2001: 41.4k TJ2002: 47.9k TJ2003: 52.2k TJ2004: 53.8k TJ2005: 54.2k TJ2006: 55.2k TJ2007: 58.7k TJ2008: 59.2k TJ2009: 60.6k TJ2010: 60.6k TJ2011: 60.8k TJ2012: 60.8k TJ2013: 62.5k TJ2014: 62.8k TJ2015: 68.8k TJ2016: 68.1k TJ2017: 67.7k TJ2018: 68.9k TJ2019: 68.2k TJ2020: 66.3k TJ2021: 63.0k TJ2022: 63.7k TJ2023: 63.8k TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in Australia and New Zealand is 63,790 TJ, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 68,867 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28,192 TJ, in 1990.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Energy Use in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 28,192 TJ
1991 29,445 TJ +4.4%
1992 29,656 TJ +0.7%
1993 30,421 TJ +2.6%
1994 31,372 TJ +3.1%
1995 33,523 TJ +6.9%
1996 35,686 TJ +6.5%
1997 37,507 TJ +5.1%
1998 39,194 TJ +4.5%
1999 40,666 TJ +3.8%
2000 42,028 TJ +3.4%
2001 41,386 TJ -1.5%
2002 47,868 TJ +15.7%
2003 52,224 TJ +9.1%
2004 53,850 TJ +3.1%
2005 54,179 TJ +0.6%
2006 55,229 TJ +1.9%
2007 58,731 TJ +6.3%
2008 59,218 TJ +0.8%
2009 60,561 TJ +2.3%
2010 60,571 TJ +0.0%
2011 60,847 TJ +0.5%
2012 60,769 TJ -0.1%
2013 62,497 TJ +2.8%
2014 62,770 TJ +0.4%
2015 68,800 TJ +9.6%
2016 68,098 TJ -1.0%
2017 67,749 TJ -0.5%
2018 68,867 TJ +1.7%
2019 68,214 TJ -0.9%
2020 66,320 TJ -2.8%
2021 63,026 TJ -5.0%
2022 63,679 TJ +1.0%
2023 63,790 TJ +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,566 TJ 28,192 TJ 40,666 TJ 10
2000s 52,527 TJ 41,386 TJ 60,561 TJ 10
2010s 64,918 TJ 60,571 TJ 68,867 TJ 10
2020s 64,204 TJ 63,026 TJ 66,320 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 666.79 TJ compare
  2. 16 Egypt 82,106 TJ compare
  3. 17 Argentina 65,477 TJ compare
  4. 17 Polynesia 228.86 TJ compare
  5. 18 United Arab Emirates 64,342 TJ compare
  6. 18 Micronesia 195.21 TJ compare
  7. 19 Timor-Leste 145.15 TJ compare
  8. 20 China 62,958 TJ compare
  9. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51.68 TJ compare
  10. 21 Malaysia 60,162 TJ compare
  11. 22 Poland 57,749 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Australia and New Zealand?
Food retail — energy use in Australia and New Zealand was 63,790 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 68,867 TJ in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 28,192 TJ in 1990.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food retail — energy use?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
230 places, 7,017 data points, 1990–2023
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