Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Europe
Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) 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.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 118,006 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 170,569 TJ | +44.5% |
| 1992 | 206,775 TJ | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 254,621 TJ | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 214,308 TJ | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 250,910 TJ | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 263,204 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 233,733 TJ | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 199,948 TJ | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 155,519 TJ | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 168,198 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 152,325 TJ | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 155,976 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 149,154 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 149,143 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 156,893 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 148,401 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 150,120 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 133,812 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 127,221 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 126,609 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 117,895 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 123,774 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 106,027 TJ | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 103,419 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 105,730 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 103,982 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 112,616 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 119,259 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 98,851 TJ | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 94,960 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 97,798 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 83,076 TJ | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 83,055 TJ | -0.0% |
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
- 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 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 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.