Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 6,553 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,553 TJ
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
87th
of 203 countries
All-time high
7,040 TJ
in 2022
All-time low
1,469 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Uruguay, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 1.5k TJ1991: 1.7k TJ1992: 1.6k TJ1993: 1.8k TJ1994: 2.0k TJ1995: 2.7k TJ1996: 3.0k TJ1997: 3.3k TJ1998: 3.5k TJ1999: 3.4k TJ2000: 3.5k TJ2001: 3.6k TJ2002: 3.6k TJ2003: 3.5k TJ2004: 3.7k TJ2005: 3.8k TJ2006: 3.8k TJ2007: 4.5k TJ2008: 5.3k TJ2009: 5.5k TJ2010: 5.9k TJ2011: 6.1k TJ2012: 6.4k TJ2013: 6.3k TJ2014: 6.2k TJ2015: 6.1k TJ2016: 6.7k TJ2017: 6.5k TJ2018: 6.6k TJ2019: 6.5k TJ2020: 6.2k TJ2021: 6.6k TJ2022: 7.0k TJ2023: 6.6k TJ

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — energy use in Uruguay stood at 6,553 TJ.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Uruguay peaked at 7,040 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,469 TJ, in 1990.

That places Uruguay 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Uruguay, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 1,469 TJ —
1991 1,689 TJ +14.9%
1992 1,625 TJ -3.8%
1993 1,798 TJ +10.6%
1994 1,962 TJ +9.1%
1995 2,737 TJ +39.5%
1996 2,988 TJ +9.1%
1997 3,347 TJ +12.0%
1998 3,486 TJ +4.2%
1999 3,443 TJ -1.2%
2000 3,550 TJ +3.1%
2001 3,624 TJ +2.1%
2002 3,552 TJ -2.0%
2003 3,529 TJ -0.6%
2004 3,696 TJ +4.7%
2005 3,784 TJ +2.4%
2006 3,817 TJ +0.9%
2007 4,522 TJ +18.5%
2008 5,280 TJ +16.8%
2009 5,520 TJ +4.5%
2010 5,909 TJ +7.1%
2011 6,075 TJ +2.8%
2012 6,368 TJ +4.8%
2013 6,316 TJ -0.8%
2014 6,248 TJ -1.1%
2015 6,136 TJ -1.8%
2016 6,664 TJ +8.6%
2017 6,508 TJ -2.3%
2018 6,610 TJ +1.6%
2019 6,466 TJ -2.2%
2020 6,198 TJ -4.1%
2021 6,608 TJ +6.6%
2022 7,040 TJ +6.5%
2023 6,553 TJ -6.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 6,553 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,943 TJ, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 6,553 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,485 TJ, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,454 TJ 1,469 TJ 3,486 TJ 10
2000s 4,087 TJ 3,529 TJ 5,520 TJ 10
2010s 6,330 TJ 5,909 TJ 6,664 TJ 10
2020s 6,600 TJ 6,198 TJ 7,040 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 84 Iceland 6,942 TJ compare
  2. 85 Uganda 6,793 TJ compare
  3. 86 Guatemala 6,764 TJ compare
  4. 88 Latvia 6,277 TJ compare
  5. 89 Kyrgyzstan 6,225 TJ compare
  6. 90 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,153 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Uruguay?
Food retail — energy use in Uruguay was 6,553 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 7,040 TJ in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1,469 TJ in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for food retail — energy use?
Uruguay ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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.