Food Processing — Energy Use in Europe
Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use was 83,055 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Energy Use in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Europe is 83,055 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Europe peaked at 263,204 TJ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 83,055 TJ, in 2023.
Europe ranks 8th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206,759 TJ | 118,006 TJ | 263,204 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 149,124 TJ | 127,221 TJ | 168,198 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,816 TJ | 98,851 TJ | 126,609 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,722 TJ | 83,055 TJ | 97,798 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More climate change data for Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 417.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 379.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Europe?
- Food processing — energy use in Europe was 83,055 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 263,204 TJ in 1996.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,055 TJ in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for food processing — energy use?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — 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.