Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) was 28,529 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
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Western Europe is 28,529 TJ, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Western Europe peaked at 31,214 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,355 TJ, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,355 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 12,120 TJ | +794.5% |
| 1992 | 7,494 TJ | -38.2% |
| 1993 | 7,407 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 8,089 TJ | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 11,243 TJ | +39.0% |
| 1996 | 14,376 TJ | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 11,699 TJ | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 11,311 TJ | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 10,772 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 12,432 TJ | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 12,315 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 11,759 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 13,280 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 14,555 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 15,477 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 13,828 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 15,020 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 14,399 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 13,778 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 13,494 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 21,254 TJ | +57.5% |
| 2012 | 24,671 TJ | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 22,568 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 23,248 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 24,275 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 25,280 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 27,654 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 27,105 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 25,942 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 28,290 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 31,214 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 28,529 TJ | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 28,529 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) 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 | +794.5% | 1,355 TJ | 12,120 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,587 TJ | 1,355 TJ | 14,376 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,684 TJ | 11,759 TJ | 15,477 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,549 TJ | 13,494 TJ | 27,654 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,141 TJ | 28,290 TJ | 31,214 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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 28,529 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 31,214 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,355 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food processing — energy use?
- Western Europe ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 (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.