Food Transport — Energy Use (Total) in Americas
Americas: Food Transport — Energy Use (Total) was 30,125 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — energy use in Americas is 30,125 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in Americas peaked at 30,973 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 277.93 TJ, in 1990.
Americas ranks 7th of 32 groups 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 (Total) in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 277.93 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 309.99 TJ | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 297.88 TJ | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 438.25 TJ | +47.1% |
| 1994 | 581.43 TJ | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 606.39 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 608.49 TJ | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 788.37 TJ | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 1,115 TJ | +41.5% |
| 1999 | 1,233 TJ | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 2,120 TJ | +71.8% |
| 2001 | 3,428 TJ | +61.7% |
| 2002 | 5,305 TJ | +54.8% |
| 2003 | 6,992 TJ | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 8,263 TJ | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 10,139 TJ | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 13,864 TJ | +36.7% |
| 2007 | 27,426 TJ | +97.8% |
| 2008 | 27,066 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 25,404 TJ | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 25,471 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 26,287 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 26,719 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 25,992 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 26,608 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 27,012 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 26,277 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 25,956 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 29,322 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 29,849 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 23,260 TJ | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 30,973 TJ | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 30,961 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 30,125 TJ | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Energy Use (Total) in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +97.8% | 13,864 TJ | 27,426 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 625.74 TJ | 277.93 TJ | 1,233 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,001 TJ | 2,120 TJ | 27,426 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,949 TJ | 25,471 TJ | 29,849 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,830 TJ | 23,260 TJ | 30,973 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in Americas?
- Food transport — energy use in Americas was 30,125 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 30,973 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 277.93 TJ in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for food transport — energy use?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Energy Use (Total). 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.