Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in Europe
Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) was 300,422 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
Europe recorded 300,422 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Europe peaked at 473,177 TJ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 52,626 TJ, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52,626 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 60,508 TJ | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 138,695 TJ | +129.2% |
| 1993 | 473,177 TJ | +241.2% |
| 1994 | 369,065 TJ | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 342,741 TJ | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 279,251 TJ | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 266,837 TJ | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 271,256 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 298,996 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 270,080 TJ | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 264,430 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 268,180 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 268,432 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 271,236 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 276,693 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 287,780 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 285,220 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 286,977 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 273,095 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 250,202 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 286,204 TJ | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 295,762 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 303,419 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 289,939 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 263,523 TJ | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 286,690 TJ | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 299,009 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 293,423 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 288,495 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 294,362 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 291,286 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 300,485 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 300,422 TJ | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +241.2% | 138,695 TJ | 473,177 TJ |
| 1992 | +129.2% | 60,508 TJ | 138,695 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 255,315 TJ | 52,626 TJ | 473,177 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 275,212 TJ | 264,430 TJ | 287,780 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 285,667 TJ | 250,202 TJ | 303,419 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 296,639 TJ | 291,286 TJ | 300,485 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 300,422 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 473,177 TJ in 1993.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,626 TJ in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food processing — energy use?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 (Heat). 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.