Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Western Europe
Western Europe: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use was 26,614 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 26,614 TJ for energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Western Europe peaked at 131,564 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26,614 TJ, in 2023.
That places Western Europe 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29,004 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 131,564 TJ | +353.6% |
| 1992 | 101,315 TJ | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 78,394 TJ | -22.6% |
| 1994 | 57,874 TJ | -26.2% |
| 1995 | 56,380 TJ | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 56,990 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 55,080 TJ | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 43,119 TJ | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 38,168 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 64,434 TJ | +68.8% |
| 2001 | 59,699 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 58,906 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 58,253 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 65,990 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 71,475 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 73,335 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 81,961 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 66,068 TJ | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 62,657 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 61,632 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 51,444 TJ | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 51,986 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 36,329 TJ | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 34,493 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 47,425 TJ | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 41,773 TJ | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 46,431 TJ | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 50,686 TJ | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 33,620 TJ | -33.7% |
| 2020 | 33,658 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 38,694 TJ | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 27,069 TJ | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 26,614 TJ | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,789 TJ | 29,004 TJ | 131,564 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,278 TJ | 58,253 TJ | 81,961 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,582 TJ | 33,620 TJ | 61,632 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,509 TJ | 26,614 TJ | 38,694 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 20 France 9,736 TJ compare
- 21 Nigeria 9,002 TJ compare
- 22 Mongolia 6,936 TJ compare
- 23 Uganda 6,011 TJ compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,638 TJ compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 4,163 TJ compare
- 26 New Zealand 4,018 TJ compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Western Europe?
- Energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Western Europe was 26,614 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 131,564 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,614 TJ in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use?
- Western Europe ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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) — Energy Use (Coal). 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.