Food Retail — Energy Use in Northern America
Northern America: Food Retail — Energy Use was 8,788 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Energy Use in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Northern America stood at 8,788 TJ.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Northern America peaked at 17,002 TJ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4,948 TJ, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,249 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 12,371 TJ | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 11,459 TJ | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 11,913 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 15,912 TJ | +33.6% |
| 1995 | 16,094 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 17,002 TJ | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 16,764 TJ | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 14,027 TJ | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 13,878 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 8,410 TJ | -39.4% |
| 2001 | 7,725 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 7,715 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,631 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4,948 TJ | -35.2% |
| 2005 | 5,604 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 11,641 TJ | +107.7% |
| 2007 | 12,076 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 11,698 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 11,070 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 10,544 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 10,559 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10,398 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 9,345 TJ | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 8,997 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 9,097 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,891 TJ | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 9,583 TJ | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 10,127 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 9,645 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 9,573 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 9,015 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 8,786 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 8,788 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,567 TJ | 11,459 TJ | 17,002 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,852 TJ | 4,948 TJ | 12,076 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,919 TJ | 8,997 TJ | 10,891 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,040 TJ | 8,786 TJ | 9,573 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Northern America?
- Food retail — energy use in Northern America was 8,788 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 17,002 TJ in 1996.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,948 TJ in 2004.
- How does Northern America rank for food retail — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Heat). 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.