Food Processing — Energy Use in Europe
Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use was 579,037 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 579,037 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Europe peaked at 579,302 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 224,593 TJ, in 1990.
That places Europe 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 224,593 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 276,361 TJ | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 344,390 TJ | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 348,854 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 340,067 TJ | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 356,087 TJ | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 366,948 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 376,639 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 375,206 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 387,169 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 418,838 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 429,289 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 441,338 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 455,414 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 463,435 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 475,618 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 481,561 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 490,201 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 488,761 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 475,305 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 491,506 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 500,326 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 506,231 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 518,669 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 521,711 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 524,174 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 533,456 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 539,669 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 546,311 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 554,865 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 544,350 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 568,462 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 579,302 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 579,037 TJ | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 339,631 TJ | 224,593 TJ | 387,169 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 461,976 TJ | 418,838 TJ | 490,201 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 523,692 TJ | 491,506 TJ | 554,865 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 567,788 TJ | 544,350 TJ | 579,302 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 579,037 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 579,302 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,593 TJ in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food processing — energy use?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Processing — Energy Use (Electricity). 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.