Food Transport — Energy Use in Africa
Africa: Food Transport — Energy Use was 3,672 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Energy Use in Africa, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food transport — energy use in Africa stood at 3,672 TJ. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in Africa peaked at 3,672 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 736.78 TJ, in 2001.
Africa ranks 16th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Food Transport — Energy Use in Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 736.78 TJ | — |
| 2002 | 1,003 TJ | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 1,108 TJ | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 1,239 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 1,268 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,444 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 1,538 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 2,274 TJ | +47.8% |
| 2009 | 1,840 TJ | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 1,756 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1,925 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 2,079 TJ | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 1,924 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1,837 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,639 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 1,459 TJ | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 1,661 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 1,511 TJ | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 1,826 TJ | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 2,411 TJ | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 2,546 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,672 TJ | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 3,672 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,384 TJ | 736.78 TJ | 2,274 TJ | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,762 TJ | 1,459 TJ | 2,079 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,075 TJ | 2,411 TJ | 3,672 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in Africa?
- Food transport — energy use in Africa was 3,672 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,672 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 736.78 TJ in 2001.
- How does Africa rank for food transport — energy use?
- Africa ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.