Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat) in Europe
Europe: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat) was 38,547 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Europe recorded 38,547 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Europe peaked at 44,592 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11,514 TJ, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat) in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,514 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 11,548 TJ | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 12,036 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 33,675 TJ | +179.8% |
| 1994 | 22,277 TJ | -33.8% |
| 1995 | 20,498 TJ | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 21,643 TJ | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 23,392 TJ | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 21,958 TJ | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 22,522 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 23,081 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 25,162 TJ | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 24,884 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 25,681 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 30,108 TJ | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 23,654 TJ | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 24,309 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 27,251 TJ | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 25,562 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 24,286 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 29,093 TJ | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 43,607 TJ | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 44,592 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 39,811 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 37,073 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 41,126 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 42,266 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 42,269 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40,430 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 40,435 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41,616 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 38,598 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 38,545 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 38,547 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat) in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +179.8% | 12,036 TJ | 33,675 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,106 TJ | 11,514 TJ | 33,675 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,398 TJ | 23,081 TJ | 30,108 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,070 TJ | 29,093 TJ | 44,592 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,326 TJ | 38,545 TJ | 41,616 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Europe?
- Food packaging — energy use in Europe was 38,547 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 44,592 TJ in 2012.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,514 TJ in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.