Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Coal) in Australia
Australia: Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Coal) was 15,938 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, pre- and post-production — energy use in Australia stood at 15,938 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — energy use in Australia peaked at 35,813 TJ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15,938 TJ, in 2022.
That places Australia 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Coal) in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32,692 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 34,675 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 34,085 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 32,484 TJ | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 33,610 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 31,570 TJ | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 34,872 TJ | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 35,813 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 34,409 TJ | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 33,952 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 34,089 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 34,479 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 16,376 TJ | -52.5% |
| 2003 | 32,828 TJ | +100.5% |
| 2004 | 28,907 TJ | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 32,153 TJ | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 31,460 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 28,706 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 30,305 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 30,283 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 30,101 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27,304 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 20,963 TJ | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 21,715 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 21,023 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 18,864 TJ | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 19,757 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 18,121 TJ | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 17,252 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 18,617 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 18,181 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 16,201 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 15,938 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 15,938 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 15,938 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 277.02 TJ, 57.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 15,938 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,412 TJ, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Coal) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +100.5% | 16,376 TJ | 32,828 TJ |
| 2002 | -52.5% | 34,479 TJ | 16,376 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,816 TJ | 31,570 TJ | 35,813 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,959 TJ | 16,376 TJ | 34,479 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,372 TJ | 17,252 TJ | 30,101 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,564 TJ | 15,938 TJ | 18,181 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 19,956 TJ compare
- 15 China, Taiwan Province of 19,349 TJ compare
- 16 Ukraine 17,111 TJ compare
- 18 India 15,658 TJ compare
- 19 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14,990 TJ compare
- 20 Germany 14,068 TJ compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — energy use in Australia?
- Pre- and post-production — energy use in Australia was 15,938 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,813 TJ in 1997.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,938 TJ in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for pre- and post-production — energy use?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.