Food Packaging — Energy Use in Germany
Germany: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 2,903 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Germany, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2,903 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Germany peaked at 5,746 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,625 TJ, in 2020.
That places Germany 16th out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Germany, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,746 TJ | — |
| 1992 | 5,507 TJ | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 4,480 TJ | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 4,020 TJ | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 4,014 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,914 TJ | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 3,818 TJ | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3,445 TJ | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 3,339 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2,868 TJ | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 2,906 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,044 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4,209 TJ | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 4,110 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4,356 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 4,201 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4,160 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,380 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4,270 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 4,248 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,866 TJ | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 4,203 TJ | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 4,154 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,907 TJ | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 4,546 TJ | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 4,626 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,151 TJ | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 3,466 TJ | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 3,119 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 2,625 TJ | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 2,922 TJ | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 2,903 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,903 TJ | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 2,903 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 118.18 TJ, 24.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Germany's 2,903 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.66 TJ, 33.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,254 TJ | 3,339 TJ | 5,746 TJ | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,851 TJ | 2,868 TJ | 4,380 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,128 TJ | 3,119 TJ | 4,866 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,838 TJ | 2,625 TJ | 2,922 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Germany?
- Food packaging — energy use in Germany was 2,903 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5,746 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,625 TJ in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.