Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 608,771 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 608,771 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Western Europe peaked at 651,325 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 223,395 TJ, in 1990.
That places Western Europe 12th out of 33 groups 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 223,395 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 408,993 TJ | +83.1% |
| 1992 | 413,435 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 410,530 TJ | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 401,954 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 409,406 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 430,520 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 434,250 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 439,748 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 495,077 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 527,518 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 519,921 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 546,549 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 567,839 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 576,149 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 550,191 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 551,023 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 570,095 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 564,151 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 555,414 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 589,080 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 611,919 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 612,848 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 605,384 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 609,872 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 620,802 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 635,462 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 639,279 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 651,325 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 625,575 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 617,455 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 650,347 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 608,771 TJ | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 608,771 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) 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 | +83.1% | 223,395 TJ | 408,993 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 406,731 TJ | 223,395 TJ | 495,077 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 552,885 TJ | 519,921 TJ | 576,149 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 620,155 TJ | 589,080 TJ | 651,325 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 621,336 TJ | 608,771 TJ | 650,347 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 608,771 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 651,325 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,395 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food processing — energy use?
- Western Europe ranks 12th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (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.