What is food packaging — energy use in Germany?

Food packaging — energy use in Germany was 22,872 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 28,314 TJ in 2007.

What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Germany?

The lowest recorded value was 17,030 TJ in 1994.

How does Germany rank for food packaging — energy use?

Germany ranks 8th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.

Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Germany?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Germany

Name: Food Packaging — Energy Use in Germany
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Germany: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 22,872 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

22,872 TJ

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

8th

of 100 countries

All-time high

28,314 TJ

in 2007

All-time low

17,030 TJ

in 1994

Years of data

1991–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Germany, 1991–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in Germany is 22,872 TJ, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Germany peaked at 28,314 TJ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17,030 TJ, in 1994.

Germany ranks 8th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	21,998 TJ	17,030 TJ	24,477 TJ	9
2000s	25,772 TJ	24,038 TJ	28,314 TJ	10
2010s	24,697 TJ	23,614 TJ	25,617 TJ	10
2020s	23,356 TJ	22,872 TJ	24,316 TJ	4

Countries ranked near Germany

5 Brazil 43,246 TJ compare
6 China, mainland 38,158 TJ compare
7 Japan 26,624 TJ compare
9 India 20,234 TJ compare
10 Republic of Korea 16,772 TJ compare
11 Australia and New Zealand 15,452 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 135 places →

More climate change data for Germany

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 43,971 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 9,073 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 34,898 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 34.24 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,246 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,350 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,227 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 122.64 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 46.14 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.38 kt (2050)

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Germany?: Food packaging — energy use in Germany was 22,872 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 28,314 TJ in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Germany?: The lowest recorded value was 17,030 TJ in 1994.
How does Germany rank for food packaging — energy use?: Germany ranks 8th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Germany?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 135 places, 3,946 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.