Which has higher food processing — energy use, Europe or France?

Europe, at 1.70 million TJ against 204,975 TJ in France as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Europe and France?

1.50 million TJ, with Europe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and France?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe vs France: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total)

Europe

1.70 million TJ

in 2023

France

204,975 TJ

in 2023

Europe rank

4th

France rank

6th

Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) over time

Europe
France

How they compare

Europe currently reports 1.70 million TJ against 204,975 TJ in France, a difference of 1.50 million TJ.

That makes Europe's figure about 8.3 times France's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 4th and France ranks 6th of 33 groups.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.36 million TJ	147,621 TJ	1.21 million TJ	Europe
2000s	1.56 million TJ	201,374 TJ	1.36 million TJ	Europe
2010s	1.65 million TJ	217,261 TJ	1.44 million TJ	Europe
2020s	1.70 million TJ	208,478 TJ	1.50 million TJ	Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Europe or France?: Europe, at 1.70 million TJ against 204,975 TJ in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Europe and France?: 1.50 million TJ, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and France?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe and France rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Europe ranks 4th and France ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 128 places, 3,328 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

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.