Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa
South Africa: Food Retail — Energy Use was 52,903 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in South Africa stood at 52,903 TJ.
That represents a change of up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in South Africa peaked at 57,065 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,088 TJ, in 1992.
That places South Africa 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,721 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 25,879 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 19,088 TJ | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 20,772 TJ | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 22,456 TJ | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 24,140 TJ | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 25,824 TJ | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 27,508 TJ | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 29,192 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 30,876 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 32,560 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 34,244 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 35,928 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 37,612 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 39,296 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 40,980 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 43,596 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 45,247 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 44,267 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 43,068 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 44,819 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 45,083 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 43,219 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 42,994 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42,711 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 43,596 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 55,944 TJ | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 55,944 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57,065 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 56,107 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 53,439 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 54,597 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 52,903 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 52,903 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,145 TJ | 19,088 TJ | 30,876 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,679 TJ | 32,560 TJ | 45,247 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,748 TJ | 42,711 TJ | 57,065 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,461 TJ | 52,903 TJ | 54,597 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 52,903 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 57,065 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,088 TJ in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for food retail — energy use?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (Electricity). 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.