Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture in OECD

OECD: Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture was 269,649 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
269,649 TJ
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 54 countries
All-time high
360,142 TJ
in 2006
All-time low
191,801 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture in OECD, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200620231990: 191.8k TJ1991: 226.4k TJ1992: 225.2k TJ1993: 248.7k TJ1994: 226.6k TJ1995: 226.0k TJ1996: 253.5k TJ1997: 226.4k TJ1998: 222.3k TJ1999: 219.4k TJ2000: 229.2k TJ2001: 225.8k TJ2002: 306.4k TJ2003: 329.0k TJ2004: 344.2k TJ2005: 328.5k TJ2006: 360.1k TJ2007: 359.5k TJ2008: 356.8k TJ2009: 343.8k TJ2010: 299.7k TJ2011: 295.4k TJ2012: 307.2k TJ2013: 303.9k TJ2014: 289.3k TJ2015: 283.6k TJ2016: 288.8k TJ2017: 284.3k TJ2018: 294.3k TJ2019: 296.5k TJ2020: 287.2k TJ2021: 303.8k TJ2022: 270.7k TJ2023: 269.6k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for natural gas — energy use in agriculture in OECD is 269,649 TJ, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural gas — energy use in agriculture in OECD peaked at 360,142 TJ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 191,801 TJ, in 1990.

That places OECD 1st out of 54 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 226,627 TJ 191,801 TJ 253,524 TJ 10
2000s 318,342 TJ 225,848 TJ 360,142 TJ 10
2010s 294,288 TJ 283,552 TJ 307,159 TJ 10
2020s 282,810 TJ 269,649 TJ 303,769 TJ 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 Russian Federation 87,730 TJ compare
  2. 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 66,466 TJ compare
  3. 4 Canada 49,304 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural gas — energy use in agriculture in OECD?
Natural gas — energy use in agriculture in OECD was 269,649 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest natural gas — energy use in agriculture recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 360,142 TJ in 2006.
What is the lowest natural gas — energy use in agriculture recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 191,801 TJ in 1990.
How does OECD rank for natural gas — energy use in agriculture?
OECD ranks 1st out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
Is natural gas — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 2,339 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.