Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 1.12 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 1.12 million TJ, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in European Union (27) peaked at 1.17 million TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 567,805 TJ, in 1990.
That places European Union (27) 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 567,805 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 781,404 TJ | +37.6% |
| 1992 | 838,230 TJ | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 899,912 TJ | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 892,434 TJ | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 958,525 TJ | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million TJ | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 996,183 TJ | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 971,651 TJ | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 979,234 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million TJ | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million TJ | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million TJ | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million TJ | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million TJ | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million TJ | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million TJ | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million TJ | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million TJ | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million TJ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million TJ | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million TJ | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million TJ | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million TJ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million TJ | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million TJ | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million TJ | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million TJ | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million TJ | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million TJ | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million TJ | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million TJ | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in European Union (27) 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 | +37.6% | 567,805 TJ | 781,404 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 891,313 TJ | 567,805 TJ | 1.03 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million TJ | 1.01 million TJ | 1.10 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million TJ | 1.05 million TJ | 1.15 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million TJ | 1.11 million TJ | 1.17 million TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in European Union (27)?
- Food processing — energy use in European Union (27) was 1.12 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 567,805 TJ in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for food processing — energy use?
- European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.