Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Europe
Europe: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) was 519,764 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 519,764 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Europe peaked at 593,618 TJ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 261,234 TJ, in 1990.
That places Europe 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 261,234 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 320,850 TJ | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 343,740 TJ | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 383,832 TJ | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 360,089 TJ | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 433,045 TJ | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 462,158 TJ | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 492,314 TJ | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 462,462 TJ | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 477,149 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 512,619 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 534,349 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 538,868 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 556,931 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 561,592 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 570,651 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 567,411 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 593,618 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 593,078 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 526,896 TJ | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 557,933 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 559,957 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 550,486 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 548,408 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 553,909 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 556,727 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 550,435 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 558,395 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 554,661 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 542,841 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 520,637 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 561,024 TJ | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 519,845 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 519,764 TJ | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 399,687 TJ | 261,234 TJ | 492,314 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 555,601 TJ | 512,619 TJ | 593,618 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 553,375 TJ | 542,841 TJ | 559,957 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 530,318 TJ | 519,764 TJ | 561,024 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 519,764 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 593,618 TJ in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,234 TJ in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 (Total). 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.