Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Pre- and post-production — Energy Use was 17,028 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 17,028 TJ for pre- and post-production — energy use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 23,709 TJ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 167.81 TJ, in 1991.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 177.81 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 167.81 TJ | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 192.57 TJ | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 179.99 TJ | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 192.04 TJ | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 175.28 TJ | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 178.22 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 187.91 TJ | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 196.1 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 197.41 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 215.77 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 194.62 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 199.64 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 533.39 TJ | +167.2% |
| 2004 | 369.95 TJ | -30.6% |
| 2005 | 429.86 TJ | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 766.18 TJ | +78.2% |
| 2007 | 792.55 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 902.06 TJ | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 1,015 TJ | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 14,403 TJ | +1319.0% |
| 2011 | 14,778 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12,438 TJ | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 18,708 TJ | +50.4% |
| 2014 | 19,334 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 19,815 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 23,709 TJ | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 22,488 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 13,185 TJ | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 14,104 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 16,938 TJ | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 16,314 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 22,303 TJ | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 17,028 TJ | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 184.51 TJ | 167.81 TJ | 197.41 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 541.9 TJ | 194.62 TJ | 1,015 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,296 TJ | 12,438 TJ | 23,709 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,146 TJ | 16,314 TJ | 22,303 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Pre- and post-production — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa was 17,028 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23,709 TJ in 2016.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 167.81 TJ in 1991.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for pre- and post-production — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — energy use rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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 (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.