Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture was 40,349 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40,349 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 143 countries
All-time high
40,349 TJ
in 2022
All-time low
10,987 TJ
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 33.2k TJ1991: 33.9k TJ1992: 33.8k TJ1993: 33.7k TJ1994: 33.8k TJ1995: 32.5k TJ1996: 35.4k TJ1997: 32.3k TJ1998: 33.6k TJ1999: 29.7k TJ2000: 25.0k TJ2001: 26.1k TJ2002: 22.3k TJ2003: 13.0k TJ2004: 11.0k TJ2005: 14.4k TJ2006: 12.1k TJ2007: 11.7k TJ2008: 12.1k TJ2009: 13.4k TJ2010: 20.2k TJ2011: 21.3k TJ2012: 25.4k TJ2013: 26.9k TJ2014: 27.3k TJ2015: 31.9k TJ2016: 38.4k TJ2017: 39.7k TJ2018: 35.3k TJ2019: 37.9k TJ2020: 36.8k TJ2021: 35.5k TJ2022: 40.3k TJ2023: 40.3k TJ

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 40,349 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, petroleum products — energy use in agriculture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 40,349 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10,987 TJ, in 2004.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21st out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Petroleum products — Energy use in agriculture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 33,232 TJ
1991 33,929 TJ +2.1%
1992 33,808 TJ -0.4%
1993 33,665 TJ -0.4%
1994 33,823 TJ +0.5%
1995 32,473 TJ -4.0%
1996 35,402 TJ +9.0%
1997 32,307 TJ -8.7%
1998 33,610 TJ +4.0%
1999 29,653 TJ -11.8%
2000 24,967 TJ -15.8%
2001 26,092 TJ +4.5%
2002 22,267 TJ -14.7%
2003 12,998 TJ -41.6%
2004 10,987 TJ -15.5%
2005 14,423 TJ +31.3%
2006 12,131 TJ -15.9%
2007 11,714 TJ -3.4%
2008 12,084 TJ +3.2%
2009 13,354 TJ +10.5%
2010 20,156 TJ +50.9%
2011 21,315 TJ +5.8%
2012 25,356 TJ +19.0%
2013 26,886 TJ +6.0%
2014 27,287 TJ +1.5%
2015 31,914 TJ +17.0%
2016 38,367 TJ +20.2%
2017 39,707 TJ +3.5%
2018 35,341 TJ -11.0%
2019 37,943 TJ +7.4%
2020 36,773 TJ -3.1%
2021 35,516 TJ -3.4%
2022 40,349 TJ +13.6%
2023 40,349 TJ +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,190 TJ 29,653 TJ 35,402 TJ 10
2000s 16,102 TJ 10,987 TJ 26,092 TJ 10
2010s 30,427 TJ 20,156 TJ 39,707 TJ 10
2020s 38,247 TJ 35,516 TJ 40,349 TJ 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 18 South Africa 56,446 TJ compare
  2. 19 Bangladesh 55,085 TJ compare
  3. 20 Malaysia 45,536 TJ compare
  4. 22 Republic of Korea 40,161 TJ compare
  5. 23 Morocco 38,360 TJ compare
  6. 24 Ukraine 35,324 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is petroleum products — energy use in agriculture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Petroleum products — energy use in agriculture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 40,349 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 40,349 TJ in 2022.
What is the lowest petroleum products — energy use in agriculture recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 10,987 TJ in 2004.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for petroleum products — energy use in agriculture?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is petroleum products — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
Petroleum products — 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
190 places, 6,284 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.