Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Europe
Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 1.70 million 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
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Europe stood at 1.70 million TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Europe peaked at 1.74 million TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 718,503 TJ, in 1990.
That places Europe 4th out of 33 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 (Total) in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 718,503 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 930,616 TJ | +29.5% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million TJ | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 1.61 million TJ | +34.6% |
| 1994 | 1.50 million TJ | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 1.55 million TJ | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million TJ | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million TJ | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million TJ | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.53 million TJ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million TJ | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million TJ | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million TJ | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million TJ | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million TJ | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million TJ | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million TJ | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.55 million TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million TJ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million TJ | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million TJ | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million TJ | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million TJ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million TJ | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million TJ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.62 million TJ | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.67 million TJ | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.70 million TJ | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million TJ | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million TJ | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million TJ | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.74 million TJ | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.70 million TJ | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.70 million TJ | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) 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 | +34.6% | 1.20 million TJ | 1.61 million TJ |
| 1991 | +29.5% | 718,503 TJ | 930,616 TJ |
| 1992 | +28.8% | 930,616 TJ | 1.20 million TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.36 million TJ | 718,503 TJ | 1.61 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million TJ | 1.50 million TJ | 1.62 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million TJ | 1.57 million TJ | 1.73 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 million TJ | 1.66 million TJ | 1.74 million 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 1.70 million 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 1.74 million TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 718,503 TJ in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food processing — energy use?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (Total). 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.