Food Transport — Energy Use in United States of America
United States of America: Food Transport — Energy Use was 2,202 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in United States of America, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 2,202 TJ for food transport — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 118.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in United States of America peaked at 2,202 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.37 TJ, in 1991.
That places United States of America 21st 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.37 TJ | — |
| 1992 | 17.24 TJ | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 32.27 TJ | +87.2% |
| 1994 | 58.53 TJ | +81.4% |
| 1995 | 89.9 TJ | +53.6% |
| 1996 | 98.49 TJ | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 148.46 TJ | +50.7% |
| 1998 | 171.28 TJ | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 190.96 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 363.63 TJ | +90.4% |
| 2001 | 490.17 TJ | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 503.16 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 617.33 TJ | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 689.1 TJ | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 770.2 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 798.19 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 830.61 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 872.77 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,012 TJ | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 1,000 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,002 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,005 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,007 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,187 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 1,336 TJ | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1,422 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1,649 TJ | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 1,708 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,737 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,666 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1,848 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 2,202 TJ | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 2,202 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.05 TJ | 12.37 TJ | 190.96 TJ | 9 |
| 2000s | 694.68 TJ | 363.63 TJ | 1,012 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,305 TJ | 1,000 TJ | 1,737 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,980 TJ | 1,666 TJ | 2,202 TJ | 4 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in United States of America?
- Food transport — energy use in United States of America was 2,202 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,202 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.37 TJ in 1991.
- How does United States of America rank for food transport — energy use?
- United States of America ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of 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.
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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.