Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Energy use in agriculture in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Energy use in agriculture was 76,543 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Energy use in agriculture in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — energy use in agriculture in Southern Africa is 76,543 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — energy use in agriculture in Southern Africa peaked at 155,375 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22,447 TJ, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Energy use in agriculture in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,447 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 28,719 TJ | +27.9% |
| 1992 | 33,912 TJ | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 39,377 TJ | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 40,516 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 39,314 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 45,837 TJ | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 38,545 TJ | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 58,249 TJ | +51.1% |
| 1999 | 55,216 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 52,015 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 56,610 TJ | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 57,068 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56,843 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 56,271 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 55,638 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 53,228 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 53,858 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 51,648 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 53,903 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 54,096 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75,017 TJ | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 86,575 TJ | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 86,473 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 90,697 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 81,851 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 149,973 TJ | +83.2% |
| 2017 | 155,375 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 87,233 TJ | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 77,354 TJ | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 69,812 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 77,492 TJ | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 76,590 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 76,543 TJ | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,213 TJ | 22,447 TJ | 58,249 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,708 TJ | 51,648 TJ | 57,068 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,464 TJ | 54,096 TJ | 155,375 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,109 TJ | 69,812 TJ | 77,492 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 739.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — energy use in agriculture in Southern Africa?
- Total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — energy use in agriculture in Southern Africa was 76,543 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — energy use in agriculture recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 155,375 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — energy use in agriculture recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,447 TJ in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — energy use in agriculture?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.