Food Retail — Energy Use in Americas

Americas: Food Retail — Energy Use was 2.51 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.51 million TJ
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
5th
of 34 groups
All-time high
2.51 million TJ
in 2023
All-time low
1.38 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Americas, 1990–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200620231990: 1.4M TJ1991: 1.4M TJ1992: 1.4M TJ1993: 1.5M TJ1994: 1.5M TJ1995: 1.6M TJ1996: 1.6M TJ1997: 1.7M TJ1998: 1.7M TJ1999: 1.8M TJ2000: 1.8M TJ2001: 1.8M TJ2002: 1.9M TJ2003: 1.9M TJ2004: 1.9M TJ2005: 1.9M TJ2006: 1.9M TJ2007: 2.1M TJ2008: 2.2M TJ2009: 2.2M TJ2010: 2.2M TJ2011: 2.2M TJ2012: 2.2M TJ2013: 2.3M TJ2014: 2.4M TJ2015: 2.4M TJ2016: 2.4M TJ2017: 2.4M TJ2018: 2.5M TJ2019: 2.5M TJ2020: 2.3M TJ2021: 2.4M TJ2022: 2.5M TJ2023: 2.5M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in Americas is 2.51 million TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Americas peaked at 2.51 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million TJ, in 1990.

Americas ranks 5th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.56 million TJ 1.38 million TJ 1.79 million TJ 10
2000s 1.97 million TJ 1.83 million TJ 2.19 million TJ 10
2010s 2.35 million TJ 2.20 million TJ 2.50 million TJ 10
2020s 2.41 million TJ 2.28 million TJ 2.51 million TJ 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 Japan 544,084 TJ compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 531,635 TJ compare
  3. 4 Brazil 313,039 TJ compare
  4. 5 Germany 310,156 TJ compare
  5. 6 Republic of Korea 276,317 TJ compare
  6. 7 France 243,311 TJ compare
  7. 8 Türkiye 220,699 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Americas?
Food retail — energy use in Americas was 2.51 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 2.51 million TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million TJ in 1990.
How does Americas rank for food retail — energy use?
Americas ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,179 data points, 1990–2023
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