Food Retail — Energy Use in Africa
Africa: Food Retail — Energy Use was 301,698 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Africa stood at 301,698 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Africa peaked at 301,698 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37,847 TJ, in 1992.
That places Africa 23rd out of 34 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,932 TJ | 37,847 TJ | 63,918 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,770 TJ | 70,404 TJ | 154,524 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,210 TJ | 191,841 TJ | 296,263 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,668 TJ | 268,405 TJ | 301,698 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 20 Thailand 99,670 TJ compare
- 21 Argentina 97,901 TJ compare
- 22 Egypt 82,106 TJ compare
- 23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 79,867 TJ compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 78,253 TJ compare
- 25 Australia and New Zealand 78,065 TJ compare
- 26 Australia 67,937 TJ compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Africa?
- Food retail — energy use in Africa was 301,698 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 301,698 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,847 TJ in 1992.
- How does Africa rank for food retail — energy use?
- Africa ranks 23rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.