Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) was 213,237 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Western Europe stood at 213,237 TJ.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Western Europe peaked at 215,227 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73,469 TJ, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 10th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73,469 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 122,782 TJ | +67.1% |
| 1992 | 127,404 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 127,274 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 125,543 TJ | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 136,048 TJ | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 136,310 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 138,071 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 139,136 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 145,717 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 164,869 TJ | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 171,389 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 175,500 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 180,590 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 180,479 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 184,540 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 189,461 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 191,448 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 194,116 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 191,156 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 192,409 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 200,495 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 204,638 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 203,634 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 205,290 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 205,686 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 210,319 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 209,140 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 215,227 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 213,810 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 206,949 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 210,721 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 213,237 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 213,237 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +67.1% | 73,469 TJ | 122,782 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127,175 TJ | 73,469 TJ | 145,717 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,355 TJ | 164,869 TJ | 194,116 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,065 TJ | 192,409 TJ | 215,227 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 211,036 TJ | 206,949 TJ | 213,237 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 7 Germany 66,092 TJ compare
- 8 Italy 51,562 TJ compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 47,291 TJ compare
- 10 Spain 41,465 TJ compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40,139 TJ compare
- 12 Canada 38,815 TJ compare
- 13 Philippines 36,769 TJ compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Western Europe?
- Food processing — energy use in Western Europe was 213,237 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 215,227 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,469 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food processing — energy use?
- Western Europe ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.