Food Transport — Energy Use (Coal) in OECD
OECD: Food Transport — Energy Use (Coal) was 68.12 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
OECD recorded 68.12 TJ for food transport — energy use in 2023.
The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in OECD peaked at 669.17 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.11 TJ, in 2005.
OECD ranks 7th of 38 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 Transport — Energy Use (Coal) in OECD, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 669.17 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 493.43 TJ | -26.3% |
| 1992 | 263.61 TJ | -46.6% |
| 1993 | 199.03 TJ | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 148.09 TJ | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 125.76 TJ | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 138.34 TJ | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 135.48 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 106.83 TJ | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 76.51 TJ | -28.4% |
| 2000 | 98.89 TJ | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 237.34 TJ | +140.0% |
| 2002 | 217.38 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 63.81 TJ | -70.6% |
| 2004 | 54.07 TJ | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 50.11 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 90.52 TJ | +80.7% |
| 2007 | 91.27 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.04 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.92 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 95.42 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.14 TJ | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 82.76 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 75.29 TJ | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 71.43 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 67.91 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 76.74 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 75.56 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 72.61 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 72.15 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 61.57 TJ | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 65.52 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 68.12 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 68.12 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Energy Use (Coal) in OECD changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +140.0% | 98.89 TJ | 237.34 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235.63 TJ | 76.51 TJ | 669.17 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.94 TJ | 50.11 TJ | 237.34 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9 TJ | 67.91 TJ | 95.42 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.83 TJ | 61.57 TJ | 68.12 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 4 South Africa 275.56 TJ compare
- 5 Germany 153.31 TJ compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 102.37 TJ compare
- 8 Colombia 66.6 TJ compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62.2 TJ compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 55.65 TJ compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 139.28 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 65.07 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.14 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.61 kt (2050)
- Manure applied to Soils — Direct emissions 137.03 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 462.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in OECD?
- Food transport — energy use in OECD was 68.12 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 669.17 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.11 TJ in 2005.
- How does OECD rank for food transport — energy use?
- OECD ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Energy Use (Coal). 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.