Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture in South Africa
South Africa: Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture was 90,731 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 90,731 TJ for total energy — energy use in agriculture in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total energy — energy use in agriculture in South Africa peaked at 174,251 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34,737 TJ, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 21st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,737 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 38,773 TJ | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 44,465 TJ | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 46,363 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 53,258 TJ | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 52,624 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 57,114 TJ | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 52,124 TJ | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 71,696 TJ | +37.5% |
| 1999 | 69,486 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 59,811 TJ | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 63,220 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 66,309 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 67,386 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 70,758 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 67,371 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 65,903 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 67,941 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 65,573 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 66,586 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 67,209 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 87,983 TJ | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 96,300 TJ | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 105,026 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 108,761 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 104,078 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 167,977 TJ | +61.4% |
| 2017 | 174,251 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 105,304 TJ | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 94,816 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 86,454 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 93,511 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 90,731 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 90,731 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,064 TJ | 34,737 TJ | 71,696 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,086 TJ | 59,811 TJ | 70,758 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,171 TJ | 67,209 TJ | 174,251 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,357 TJ | 86,454 TJ | 93,511 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 57.6 TJ compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 106,745 TJ compare
- 19 Australia 104,838 TJ compare
- 20 Thailand 98,252 TJ compare
- 22 Egypt 66,420 TJ compare
- 23 Bangladesh 62,317 TJ compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57,847 TJ compare
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 total energy — energy use in agriculture in South Africa?
- Total energy — energy use in agriculture in South Africa was 90,731 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total energy — energy use in agriculture recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 174,251 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest total energy — energy use in agriculture recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,737 TJ in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for total energy — energy use in agriculture?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total energy — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.