Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Australia
Australia: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 67,937 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Australia stood at 67,937 TJ.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Australia peaked at 74,309 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33,969 TJ, in 1990.
Australia ranks 27th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33,969 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 35,272 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 35,740 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 36,564 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 37,510 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 40,130 TJ | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 42,549 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 44,046 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 46,168 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 47,484 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 48,825 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 48,773 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 52,706 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 57,797 TJ | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 58,743 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 58,836 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 58,799 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 61,915 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 62,556 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 64,570 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 64,768 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 65,510 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 64,996 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 66,649 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 67,942 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 74,309 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 70,741 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 70,636 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 71,881 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 71,273 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 69,203 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 65,812 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 67,276 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 67,937 TJ | +1.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 67,937 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,943 TJ, 4.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Australia's 67,937 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,058 TJ, 22.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,943 TJ | 33,969 TJ | 47,484 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,352 TJ | 48,773 TJ | 64,570 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,870 TJ | 64,768 TJ | 74,309 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,557 TJ | 65,812 TJ | 69,203 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 79,867 TJ compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 78,253 TJ compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 78,065 TJ compare
- 28 China 67,354 TJ compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 64,342 TJ compare
- 30 Malaysia 60,350 TJ compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Australia?
- Food retail — energy use in Australia was 67,937 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 74,309 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,969 TJ in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for food retail — energy use?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.