Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) in Australia
Australia: Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) was 55,651 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Australia recorded 55,651 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Australia peaked at 60,666 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23,594 TJ, in 1990.
Australia ranks 25th of 198 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 (Electricity) in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,594 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 24,765 TJ | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 25,062 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 25,746 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 26,602 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 28,536 TJ | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 30,559 TJ | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 31,950 TJ | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 33,621 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 34,889 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 36,063 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 35,462 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 41,761 TJ | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 45,988 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 47,120 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 47,065 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 47,612 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 50,840 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 51,420 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52,843 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 52,790 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 53,095 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 52,679 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 54,431 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 54,700 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 60,630 TJ | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 59,924 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 59,597 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60,666 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 59,989 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 58,393 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 54,994 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 55,651 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 55,651 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 55,651 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,108 TJ, 5.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Australia's 55,651 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,035 TJ, 53.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,532 TJ | 23,594 TJ | 34,889 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,618 TJ | 35,462 TJ | 52,843 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,850 TJ | 52,679 TJ | 60,666 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,172 TJ | 54,994 TJ | 58,393 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 22 China 62,958 TJ compare
- 23 Malaysia 60,162 TJ compare
- 24 Poland 57,749 TJ compare
- 26 South Africa 52,903 TJ compare
- 27 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 44,458 TJ compare
- 28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 44,405 TJ compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Australia?
- Food retail — energy use in Australia was 55,651 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 60,666 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,594 TJ in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for food retail — energy use?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.