Food Transport — Energy Use (Coal) in World
World: Food Transport — Energy Use (Coal) 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 27 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Transport — Energy Use (Coal) in World, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 116,820 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 116,535 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 76,089 TJ | -34.7% |
| 1993 | 66,906 TJ | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 54,535 TJ | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 45,465 TJ | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 38,230 TJ | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 46,535 TJ | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 45,706 TJ | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 42,560 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 32,208 TJ | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 30,260 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 25,728 TJ | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 28,833 TJ | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 23,238 TJ | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 22,768 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 22,124 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 21,244 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 21,796 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 19,704 TJ | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 19,056 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 19,500 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 17,416 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 16,360 TJ | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 14,942 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 13,121 TJ | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 10,297 TJ | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 9,019 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 8,267 TJ | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 7,273 TJ | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 6,166 TJ | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 3,142 TJ | -49.0% |
| 2022 | 2,565 TJ | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 2,537 TJ | -1.1% |
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
- 1 China 2,241 TJ compare
- 1 China, mainland 2,241 TJ compare
- 3 Indonesia 422.53 TJ compare
- 4 South Africa 275.56 TJ compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
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 27 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 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.