Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 75,031 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 75,031 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 75,031 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,611 TJ, in 1990.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,611 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 3,753 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 3,893 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4,094 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 5,024 TJ | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 5,272 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 5,423 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 6,066 TJ | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 6,712 TJ | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 9,643 TJ | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 12,916 TJ | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 13,384 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 12,772 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 14,022 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 15,234 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 16,744 TJ | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 21,498 TJ | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 22,806 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 23,174 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 25,981 TJ | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 29,483 TJ | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 33,201 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 37,710 TJ | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 40,501 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 42,807 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 52,004 TJ | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 62,947 TJ | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 56,922 TJ | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 63,177 TJ | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 66,281 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 63,590 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 69,346 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 74,243 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 75,031 TJ | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,349 TJ | 3,611 TJ | 9,643 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,853 TJ | 12,772 TJ | 25,981 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,503 TJ | 29,483 TJ | 66,281 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,552 TJ | 63,590 TJ | 75,031 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food retail — energy use in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 75,031 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 75,031 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,611 TJ in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food retail — energy use?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.