Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa
South Africa: Food Retail — Energy Use was 89,584 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in South Africa is 89,584 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in South Africa peaked at 120,018 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,088 TJ, in 1992.
South Africa ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Energy Use in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,721 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 25,879 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 19,088 TJ | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 20,772 TJ | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 22,456 TJ | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 24,140 TJ | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 25,824 TJ | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 27,508 TJ | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 29,192 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 30,876 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 32,560 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 34,244 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 35,928 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 37,612 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 39,296 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 40,980 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 43,596 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 45,247 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 44,267 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 43,068 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 76,273 TJ | +77.1% |
| 2011 | 82,075 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 104,461 TJ | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 107,425 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 108,838 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 101,468 TJ | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 63,688 TJ | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 69,190 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 120,018 TJ | +73.5% |
| 2019 | 97,566 TJ | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 91,732 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 92,144 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 89,584 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 89,584 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,145 TJ | 19,088 TJ | 30,876 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,679 TJ | 32,560 TJ | 45,247 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,100 TJ | 63,688 TJ | 120,018 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,761 TJ | 89,584 TJ | 92,144 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in South Africa?
- Food retail — energy use in South Africa was 89,584 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 120,018 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,088 TJ in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for food retail — energy use?
- South Africa ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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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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.