Food Transport — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Transport — Energy Use was 75.14 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 75.14 TJ for food transport — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1,128 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.13 TJ, in 2016.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Transport — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,128 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 805 TJ | -28.7% |
| 1992 | 637.38 TJ | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 625.41 TJ | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 348.56 TJ | -44.3% |
| 1995 | 338.75 TJ | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 210.94 TJ | -37.7% |
| 1997 | 137.13 TJ | -35.0% |
| 1998 | 189.74 TJ | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 196.95 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 246.01 TJ | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 253.22 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 302.28 TJ | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 363.89 TJ | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 375.29 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 428.53 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 511.06 TJ | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 568.71 TJ | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 792.66 TJ | +39.4% |
| 2009 | 322.69 TJ | -59.3% |
| 2010 | 47.13 TJ | -85.4% |
| 2011 | 54.83 TJ | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 60.33 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 55.74 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 105.04 TJ | +88.4% |
| 2015 | 80.11 TJ | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 34.13 TJ | -57.4% |
| 2017 | 55.7 TJ | +63.2% |
| 2018 | 63.28 TJ | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 52.27 TJ | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 44.5 TJ | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 39.17 TJ | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 75.14 TJ | +91.8% |
| 2023 | 75.14 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 461.82 TJ | 137.13 TJ | 1,128 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 416.43 TJ | 246.01 TJ | 792.66 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.85 TJ | 34.13 TJ | 105.04 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.49 TJ | 39.17 TJ | 75.14 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food transport — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa was 75.14 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,128 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.13 TJ in 2016.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food transport — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.