Food Retail — Energy Use in South America
South America: Food Retail — Energy Use was 62,052 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in South America is 62,052 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in South America peaked at 62,226 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 556.32 TJ, in 1990.
That places South America 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Energy Use in South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 556.32 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 584.82 TJ | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 607.62 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 620.16 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 625.86 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 673.74 TJ | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 801.42 TJ | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 1,147 TJ | +43.2% |
| 1998 | 12,301 TJ | +972.1% |
| 1999 | 10,619 TJ | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 9,780 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 10,228 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 10,517 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8,834 TJ | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 9,135 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 10,349 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 8,853 TJ | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 45,333 TJ | +412.1% |
| 2008 | 46,274 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 47,444 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 47,848 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 49,346 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 50,509 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 60,197 TJ | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 60,956 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 61,764 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 53,016 TJ | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 62,226 TJ | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 61,957 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 57,170 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 42,397 TJ | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 55,984 TJ | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 56,434 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 62,052 TJ | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,854 TJ | 556.32 TJ | 12,301 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,675 TJ | 8,834 TJ | 47,444 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,499 TJ | 47,848 TJ | 62,226 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,216 TJ | 42,397 TJ | 62,052 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in South America?
- Food retail — energy use in South America was 62,052 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 62,226 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 556.32 TJ in 1990.
- How does South America rank for food retail — energy use?
- South America ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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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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.