Food Processing — Energy Use in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use was 347,855 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
Western Europe recorded 347,855 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Western Europe peaked at 377,328 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 143,017 TJ, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 143,017 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 227,568 TJ | +59.1% |
| 1992 | 238,088 TJ | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 247,858 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 246,419 TJ | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 245,722 TJ | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 262,156 TJ | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 266,548 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 272,313 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 291,665 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 305,750 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 297,815 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 318,456 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 333,514 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 331,639 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 294,753 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 290,009 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 300,180 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 305,515 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 302,150 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 336,405 TJ | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 350,800 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 343,199 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 353,104 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 357,027 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 357,576 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 368,843 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 365,208 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 365,544 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 358,436 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 353,709 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 377,328 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 347,855 TJ | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 347,855 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 244,135 TJ | 143,017 TJ | 291,665 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,978 TJ | 290,009 TJ | 333,514 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 355,614 TJ | 336,405 TJ | 368,843 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,687 TJ | 347,855 TJ | 377,328 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 5 Japan 85,294 TJ compare
- 6 Argentina 67,650 TJ compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 67,119 TJ compare
- 8 Italy 63,342 TJ compare
- 9 Russian Federation 63,285 TJ compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 58,344 TJ compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 50,552 TJ compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Western Europe?
- Food processing — energy use in Western Europe was 347,855 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 377,328 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,017 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food processing — energy use?
- Western Europe ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.