Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 18,245 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 18,245 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Switzerland peaked at 20,551 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,942 TJ, in 1992.
That places Switzerland 39th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,502 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 3,427 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 2,942 TJ | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 3,472 TJ | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 3,338 TJ | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 3,345 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,970 TJ | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 4,174 TJ | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 3,827 TJ | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 10,412 TJ | +172.1% |
| 2000 | 11,214 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 11,592 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 11,884 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11,569 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 12,166 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 12,703 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14,684 TJ | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 14,835 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15,160 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 17,289 TJ | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 18,100 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 16,638 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 16,520 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 18,564 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 19,887 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 18,647 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 17,991 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 18,947 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 18,854 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19,826 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 20,138 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 20,551 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 18,245 TJ | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 18,245 TJ | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 18,245 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,765 TJ, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 18,245 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,504 TJ, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +172.1% | 3,827 TJ | 10,412 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,241 TJ | 2,942 TJ | 10,412 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,310 TJ | 11,214 TJ | 17,289 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,397 TJ | 16,520 TJ | 19,887 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,295 TJ | 18,245 TJ | 20,551 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Switzerland?
- Food processing — energy use in Switzerland was 18,245 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,551 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,942 TJ in 1992.
- How does Switzerland rank for food processing — energy use?
- Switzerland ranks 39th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.