Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 137,819 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
137,819 kt
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
10th
of 12 groups
All-time high
174,681 kt
in 2003
All-time low
66,239 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 66.2k kt1991: 160.6k kt1992: 156.3k kt1993: 155.0k kt1994: 152.0k kt1995: 155.0k kt1996: 162.8k kt1997: 156.9k kt1998: 158.6k kt1999: 159.1k kt2000: 167.1k kt2001: 171.1k kt2002: 172.6k kt2003: 174.7k kt2004: 174.3k kt2005: 173.0k kt2006: 173.1k kt2007: 173.1k kt2008: 170.7k kt2009: 164.9k kt2010: 167.7k kt2011: 164.8k kt2012: 167.5k kt2013: 166.2k kt2014: 157.5k kt2015: 160.3k kt2016: 161.8k kt2017: 158.0k kt2018: 154.0k kt2019: 144.4k kt2020: 139.8k kt2021: 146.8k kt2022: 139.1k kt2023: 137.8k kt

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 137,819 kt for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 174,681 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 66,239 kt, in 1990.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 148,250 kt 66,239 kt 162,808 kt 10
2000s 171,458 kt 164,936 kt 174,681 kt 10
2010s 160,226 kt 144,382 kt 167,682 kt 10
2020s 140,885 kt 137,819 kt 146,843 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 7 Japan 93,913 kt compare
  2. 8 Indonesia 88,620 kt compare
  3. 9 Germany 70,598 kt compare
  4. 10 Canada 58,091 kt compare
  5. 11 Thailand 56,313 kt compare
  6. 12 Republic of Korea 51,904 kt compare
  7. 13 Australia and New Zealand 49,264 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Western Europe?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Western Europe was 137,819 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 174,681 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 66,239 kt in 1990.
How does Western Europe rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 8,972 data points, 1990–2023
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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.