Food Transport — Energy Use in World
World: Food Transport — Energy Use was 2,537 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
World recorded 2,537 TJ for food transport — energy use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in World peaked at 116,820 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,537 TJ, in 2023.
World ranks 1st of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,938 TJ | 38,230 TJ | 116,820 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,790 TJ | 19,704 TJ | 32,208 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,525 TJ | 7,273 TJ | 19,500 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,603 TJ | 2,537 TJ | 6,166 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in World?
- Food transport — energy use in World was 2,537 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 116,820 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,537 TJ in 2023.
- How does World rank for food transport — energy use?
- World ranks 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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.