Food Transport — Energy Use in Northern America
Northern America: Food Transport — Energy Use was 2,458 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in Northern America, 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 Northern America is 2,458 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in Northern America peaked at 2,458 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 182.6 TJ, in 1990.
That places Northern America 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 182.6 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 241.94 TJ | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 272.99 TJ | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 296.16 TJ | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 332.54 TJ | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 348.84 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 343.13 TJ | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 428.74 TJ | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 451.56 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 435.6 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 624.44 TJ | +43.4% |
| 2001 | 706.21 TJ | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 694.89 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 809.83 TJ | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 881.6 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 977.22 TJ | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 1,005 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,038 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,081 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,220 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 1,209 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,179 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,194 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,171 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,378 TJ | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 1,530 TJ | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 1,622 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1,883 TJ | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 1,948 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,988 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,915 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 2,088 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 2,458 TJ | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 2,458 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 333.41 TJ | 182.6 TJ | 451.56 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 903.77 TJ | 624.44 TJ | 1,220 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,510 TJ | 1,171 TJ | 1,988 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,230 TJ | 1,915 TJ | 2,458 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in Northern America?
- Food transport — energy use in Northern America was 2,458 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,458 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 182.6 TJ in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for food transport — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.