Food Transport — Energy Use in Australia
Australia: Food Transport — Energy Use was 98.28 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food transport — energy use in Australia stood at 98.28 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in Australia peaked at 513.46 TJ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.06 TJ, in 1990.
Australia ranks 37th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Transport — Energy Use in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.06 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 24.36 TJ | +500.0% |
| 1992 | 70.95 TJ | +191.2% |
| 1993 | 100.91 TJ | +42.2% |
| 1994 | 79.86 TJ | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 97.24 TJ | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 108.71 TJ | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 163.11 TJ | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 229.11 TJ | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 282.46 TJ | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 422.16 TJ | +49.5% |
| 2001 | 513.46 TJ | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 112.29 TJ | -78.1% |
| 2003 | 134.07 TJ | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 135.29 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 163.89 TJ | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 174.56 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 178.63 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 189.3 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 226.04 TJ | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 241.55 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 263.88 TJ | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 332.53 TJ | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 338.91 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 347.27 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 447.7 TJ | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 476.63 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 428.75 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 398.82 TJ | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 381.75 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 359.99 TJ | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 284.05 TJ | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 98.28 TJ | -65.4% |
| 2023 | 98.28 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 98.28 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.85 TJ, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Australia's 98.28 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 164.25 TJ, 60% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Energy Use in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +500.0% | 4.06 TJ | 24.36 TJ |
| 1992 | +191.2% | 24.36 TJ | 70.95 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.08 TJ | 4.06 TJ | 282.46 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 224.97 TJ | 112.29 TJ | 513.46 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 365.78 TJ | 241.55 TJ | 476.63 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.15 TJ | 98.28 TJ | 359.99 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in Australia?
- Food transport — energy use in Australia was 98.28 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 513.46 TJ in 2001.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.06 TJ in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for food transport — energy use?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.