Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal) in France
France: Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal) was 449.26 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in France, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
France recorded 449.26 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.7% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in France peaked at 12,807 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 449.26 TJ, in 2023.
France ranks 40th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal) in France, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,260 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 12,807 TJ | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 9,812 TJ | -23.4% |
| 1993 | 9,580 TJ | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 7,745 TJ | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 7,000 TJ | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 7,643 TJ | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 7,116 TJ | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 6,282 TJ | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 6,323 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5,201 TJ | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 5,530 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 3,603 TJ | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 4,120 TJ | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 4,062 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,608 TJ | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 3,583 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3,573 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,558 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,107 TJ | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 3,776 TJ | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 1,106 TJ | -70.7% |
| 2012 | 1,194 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1,216 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 955.1 TJ | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 980.98 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,050 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 965.92 TJ | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 916.62 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 903.24 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 811.81 TJ | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 937.65 TJ | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 797.88 TJ | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 449.26 TJ | -43.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 449.26 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.75 TJ, 8.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- France's 449.26 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58.73 TJ, 7.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,657 TJ | 6,282 TJ | 12,807 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,994 TJ | 3,107 TJ | 5,530 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,306 TJ | 903.24 TJ | 3,776 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 749.15 TJ | 449.26 TJ | 937.65 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 37 Togo 483.21 TJ compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 475.42 TJ compare
- 39 Ethiopia 454.34 TJ compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 429.19 TJ compare
- 42 El Salvador 379.73 TJ compare
- 43 Slovakia 357.66 TJ compare
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in France?
- Food retail — energy use in France was 449.26 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 12,807 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 449.26 TJ in 2023.
- How does France rank for food retail — energy use?
- France ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.