Food Retail — Energy Use in Australia

Australia: Food Retail — Energy Use was 12,194 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,194 TJ
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
22nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
13,547 TJ
in 2015
All-time low
8,145 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 8.1k TJ1991: 8.4k TJ1992: 9.0k TJ1993: 9.3k TJ1994: 9.5k TJ1995: 10.3k TJ1996: 10.9k TJ1997: 11.1k TJ1998: 11.7k TJ1999: 11.9k TJ2000: 12.0k TJ2001: 12.3k TJ2002: 10.1k TJ2003: 10.6k TJ2004: 10.6k TJ2005: 10.7k TJ2006: 10.4k TJ2007: 10.4k TJ2008: 10.5k TJ2009: 11.2k TJ2010: 11.7k TJ2011: 12.2k TJ2012: 12.2k TJ2013: 12.1k TJ2014: 13.1k TJ2015: 13.5k TJ2016: 10.7k TJ2017: 10.8k TJ2018: 10.9k TJ2019: 11.0k TJ2020: 10.4k TJ2021: 10.7k TJ2022: 11.5k TJ2023: 12.2k TJ

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — energy use in Australia stood at 12,194 TJ.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Australia peaked at 13,547 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,145 TJ, in 1990.

That places Australia 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Retail — Energy Use in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 8,145 TJ
1991 8,445 TJ +3.7%
1992 8,966 TJ +6.2%
1993 9,303 TJ +3.8%
1994 9,476 TJ +1.9%
1995 10,309 TJ +8.8%
1996 10,867 TJ +5.4%
1997 11,052 TJ +1.7%
1998 11,716 TJ +6.0%
1999 11,896 TJ +1.5%
2000 12,048 TJ +1.3%
2001 12,285 TJ +2.0%
2002 10,133 TJ -17.5%
2003 10,562 TJ +4.2%
2004 10,641 TJ +0.8%
2005 10,706 TJ +0.6%
2006 10,373 TJ -3.1%
2007 10,356 TJ -0.2%
2008 10,515 TJ +1.5%
2009 11,183 TJ +6.3%
2010 11,678 TJ +4.4%
2011 12,177 TJ +4.3%
2012 12,167 TJ -0.1%
2013 12,129 TJ -0.3%
2014 13,123 TJ +8.2%
2015 13,547 TJ +3.2%
2016 10,655 TJ -21.3%
2017 10,759 TJ +1.0%
2018 10,936 TJ +1.7%
2019 10,964 TJ +0.3%
2020 10,357 TJ -5.5%
2021 10,725 TJ +3.6%
2022 11,533 TJ +7.5%
2023 12,194 TJ +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,018 TJ 8,145 TJ 11,896 TJ 10
2000s 10,880 TJ 10,133 TJ 12,285 TJ 10
2010s 11,814 TJ 10,655 TJ 13,547 TJ 10
2020s 11,202 TJ 10,357 TJ 12,194 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 19 Hungary 14,184 TJ compare
  2. 20 Australia and New Zealand 14,052 TJ compare
  3. 21 Czechia 13,463 TJ compare
  4. 23 Romania 12,081 TJ compare
  5. 24 Colombia 10,481 TJ compare
  6. 25 Indonesia 9,443 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Australia?
Food retail — energy use in Australia was 12,194 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 13,547 TJ in 2015.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,145 TJ in 1990.
How does Australia rank for food retail — energy use?
Australia ranks 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
107 places, 2,853 data points, 1990–2023
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