Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany
Germany: Food Retail — Energy Use was 81.75 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in Germany is 81.75 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Germany peaked at 54,382 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 81.75 TJ, in 2022.
That places Germany 56th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Germany, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54,382 TJ | — |
| 1992 | 35,342 TJ | -35.0% |
| 1993 | 27,392 TJ | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 15,130 TJ | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 19,178 TJ | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 17,013 TJ | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 15,523 TJ | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 7,564 TJ | -51.3% |
| 1999 | 5,817 TJ | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 5,373 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 6,093 TJ | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 4,816 TJ | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 2,447 TJ | -49.2% |
| 2004 | 1,705 TJ | -30.3% |
| 2005 | 1,561 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 1,788 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 4,447 TJ | +148.7% |
| 2008 | 2,869 TJ | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 2,264 TJ | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 1,997 TJ | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 2,049 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,345 TJ | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 906.31 TJ | -61.4% |
| 2014 | 1,277 TJ | +40.9% |
| 2015 | 4,847 TJ | +279.5% |
| 2016 | 730.82 TJ | -84.9% |
| 2017 | 562.08 TJ | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 642.62 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 154.28 TJ | -76.0% |
| 2020 | 110.21 TJ | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 98.32 TJ | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 81.75 TJ | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 81.75 TJ | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 81.75 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.75 TJ, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Germany's 81.75 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58.73 TJ, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +279.5% | 1,277 TJ | 4,847 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,927 TJ | 5,817 TJ | 54,382 TJ | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,336 TJ | 1,561 TJ | 6,093 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,551 TJ | 154.28 TJ | 4,847 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.01 TJ | 81.75 TJ | 110.21 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Germany?
- Food retail — energy use in Germany was 81.75 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 54,382 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.75 TJ in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for food retail — energy use?
- Germany ranks 56th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.