Food Retail — Energy Use in United States of America
United States of America: Food Retail — Energy Use was 8,646 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Energy Use in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in United States of America stood at 8,646 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in United States of America peaked at 16,930 TJ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4,873 TJ, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use in United States of America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,213 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 12,367 TJ | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 11,457 TJ | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 11,898 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 15,845 TJ | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 16,015 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 16,930 TJ | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 16,658 TJ | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 13,965 TJ | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 13,816 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 8,354 TJ | -39.5% |
| 2001 | 7,667 TJ | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 7,658 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,570 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4,873 TJ | -35.6% |
| 2005 | 5,155 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 11,182 TJ | +116.9% |
| 2007 | 11,387 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11,015 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 10,744 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 10,496 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 10,503 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10,336 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 9,280 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 8,846 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 8,632 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10,485 TJ | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 9,270 TJ | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 9,833 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 9,542 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 9,438 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8,881 TJ | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 8,646 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 8,646 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,516 TJ | 11,457 TJ | 16,930 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,561 TJ | 4,873 TJ | 11,387 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,722 TJ | 8,632 TJ | 10,503 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,903 TJ | 8,646 TJ | 9,438 TJ | 4 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in United States of America?
- Food retail — energy use in United States of America was 8,646 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 16,930 TJ in 1996.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,873 TJ in 2004.
- How does United States of America rank for food retail — energy use?
- United States of America ranks 15th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of 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.