Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Electricity) in World

World: Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Electricity) was 12.37 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.37 million TJ
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 34 groups
All-time high
12.37 million TJ
in 2023
All-time low
3.88 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in World, 1990–2023

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M1990200620231990: 3.9M TJ1991: 4.4M TJ1992: 4.8M TJ1993: 5.0M TJ1994: 5.1M TJ1995: 5.4M TJ1996: 5.6M TJ1997: 5.8M TJ1998: 6.1M TJ1999: 6.3M TJ2000: 6.6M TJ2001: 6.8M TJ2002: 6.9M TJ2003: 7.1M TJ2004: 7.3M TJ2005: 7.7M TJ2006: 8.0M TJ2007: 8.5M TJ2008: 8.8M TJ2009: 8.9M TJ2010: 9.2M TJ2011: 9.3M TJ2012: 9.6M TJ2013: 9.9M TJ2014: 10.0M TJ2015: 10.3M TJ2016: 10.7M TJ2017: 10.8M TJ2018: 11.2M TJ2019: 11.3M TJ2020: 11.3M TJ2021: 11.9M TJ2022: 12.3M TJ2023: 12.4M TJ

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — energy use in World stood at 12.37 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — energy use in World peaked at 12.37 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.88 million TJ, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Electricity) in World, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Electricity) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 3.88 million TJ —
1991 4.45 million TJ +14.6%
1992 4.78 million TJ +7.5%
1993 4.98 million TJ +4.3%
1994 5.14 million TJ +3.1%
1995 5.37 million TJ +4.6%
1996 5.64 million TJ +5.1%
1997 5.82 million TJ +3.2%
1998 6.06 million TJ +4.0%
1999 6.26 million TJ +3.3%
2000 6.63 million TJ +6.0%
2001 6.81 million TJ +2.7%
2002 6.91 million TJ +1.5%
2003 7.11 million TJ +2.8%
2004 7.33 million TJ +3.1%
2005 7.66 million TJ +4.6%
2006 7.99 million TJ +4.3%
2007 8.46 million TJ +5.8%
2008 8.79 million TJ +3.9%
2009 8.92 million TJ +1.5%
2010 9.23 million TJ +3.5%
2011 9.34 million TJ +1.2%
2012 9.61 million TJ +2.9%
2013 9.93 million TJ +3.4%
2014 10.04 million TJ +1.1%
2015 10.30 million TJ +2.6%
2016 10.75 million TJ +4.3%
2017 10.83 million TJ +0.7%
2018 11.16 million TJ +3.1%
2019 11.32 million TJ +1.5%
2020 11.28 million TJ -0.4%
2021 11.87 million TJ +5.2%
2022 12.33 million TJ +3.9%
2023 12.37 million TJ +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.24 million TJ 3.88 million TJ 6.26 million TJ 10
2000s 7.66 million TJ 6.63 million TJ 8.92 million TJ 10
2010s 10.25 million TJ 9.23 million TJ 11.32 million TJ 10
2020s 11.96 million TJ 11.28 million TJ 12.37 million TJ 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 5.83 million TJ compare
  2. 2 China 2.33 million TJ compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 2.15 million TJ compare
  4. 4 Brazil 687,907 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — energy use in World?
Pre- and post-production — energy use in World was 12.37 million 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 12.37 million TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — energy use recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 3.88 million TJ in 1990.
How does World rank for pre- and post-production — energy use?
World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — energy use rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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 (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Electricity)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 7,746 data points, 1990–2023
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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.