Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in OECD

OECD: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 4.66 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.66 million TJ
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 203 countries
All-time high
4.84 million TJ
in 2018
All-time low
2.34 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in OECD, 1990–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1990200620231990: 2.3M TJ1991: 2.7M TJ1992: 2.8M TJ1993: 2.9M TJ1994: 3.0M TJ1995: 3.1M TJ1996: 3.3M TJ1997: 3.4M TJ1998: 3.4M TJ1999: 3.5M TJ2000: 3.7M TJ2001: 3.8M TJ2002: 3.9M TJ2003: 4.1M TJ2004: 4.2M TJ2005: 4.3M TJ2006: 4.4M TJ2007: 4.5M TJ2008: 4.7M TJ2009: 4.7M TJ2010: 4.8M TJ2011: 4.6M TJ2012: 4.6M TJ2013: 4.7M TJ2014: 4.7M TJ2015: 4.7M TJ2016: 4.7M TJ2017: 4.7M TJ2018: 4.8M TJ2019: 4.8M TJ2020: 4.5M TJ2021: 4.7M TJ2022: 4.6M TJ2023: 4.7M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in OECD is 4.66 million TJ, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in OECD peaked at 4.84 million TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.34 million TJ, in 1990.

That places OECD 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 2.34 million TJ —
1991 2.75 million TJ +17.2%
1992 2.77 million TJ +0.9%
1993 2.92 million TJ +5.6%
1994 3.01 million TJ +3.0%
1995 3.14 million TJ +4.2%
1996 3.31 million TJ +5.4%
1997 3.38 million TJ +2.1%
1998 3.42 million TJ +1.1%
1999 3.53 million TJ +3.2%
2000 3.70 million TJ +4.8%
2001 3.77 million TJ +2.0%
2002 3.87 million TJ +2.6%
2003 4.06 million TJ +5.0%
2004 4.19 million TJ +3.2%
2005 4.28 million TJ +2.1%
2006 4.39 million TJ +2.6%
2007 4.49 million TJ +2.3%
2008 4.72 million TJ +5.2%
2009 4.68 million TJ -0.9%
2010 4.79 million TJ +2.4%
2011 4.64 million TJ -3.2%
2012 4.64 million TJ -0.1%
2013 4.75 million TJ +2.4%
2014 4.66 million TJ -1.8%
2015 4.71 million TJ +1.1%
2016 4.69 million TJ -0.5%
2017 4.75 million TJ +1.3%
2018 4.84 million TJ +1.9%
2019 4.82 million TJ -0.4%
2020 4.48 million TJ -6.9%
2021 4.69 million TJ +4.5%
2022 4.64 million TJ -1.0%
2023 4.66 million TJ +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.06 million TJ 2.34 million TJ 3.53 million TJ 10
2000s 4.21 million TJ 3.70 million TJ 4.72 million TJ 10
2010s 4.73 million TJ 4.64 million TJ 4.84 million TJ 10
2020s 4.62 million TJ 4.48 million TJ 4.69 million TJ 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 Japan 544,084 TJ compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 531,635 TJ compare
  3. 4 Brazil 313,039 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in OECD?
Food retail — energy use in OECD was 4.66 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 4.84 million TJ in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 2.34 million TJ in 1990.
How does OECD rank for food retail — energy use?
OECD ranks 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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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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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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.