Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture in South Africa
South Africa: Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture was 56,446 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for petroleum products — energy use in agriculture in South Africa is 56,446 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, petroleum products — energy use in agriculture in South Africa peaked at 149,102 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21,629 TJ, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 18th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,629 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 25,413 TJ | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 29,928 TJ | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 35,174 TJ | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 35,690 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 33,540 TJ | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 38,743 TJ | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 31,820 TJ | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 51,439 TJ | +61.7% |
| 1999 | 48,768 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 45,576 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 48,190 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 49,591 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 48,871 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 48,586 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 47,499 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 44,876 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 46,118 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 44,221 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 45,814 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 42,274 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 48,810 TJ | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 46,589 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 53,935 TJ | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 57,015 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 51,601 TJ | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 144,957 TJ | +180.9% |
| 2017 | 149,102 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 55,020 TJ | -63.1% |
| 2019 | 54,737 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 48,976 TJ | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 56,687 TJ | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 56,446 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 56,446 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,214 TJ | 21,629 TJ | 51,439 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,934 TJ | 44,221 TJ | 49,591 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,404 TJ | 42,274 TJ | 149,102 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,639 TJ | 48,976 TJ | 56,687 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is petroleum products — energy use in agriculture in South Africa?
- Petroleum products — energy use in agriculture in South Africa was 56,446 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest petroleum products — energy use in agriculture recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 149,102 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest petroleum products — energy use in agriculture recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,629 TJ in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for petroleum products — energy use in agriculture?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is petroleum products — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.