Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany

Germany: Food Retail — Energy Use was 139,663 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
139,663 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 179 countries
All-time high
171,595 TJ
in 2009
All-time low
120,363 TJ
in 1992
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany, 1991–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1991200720231991: 122.8k TJ1992: 120.4k TJ1993: 122.1k TJ1994: 121.5k TJ1995: 122.5k TJ1996: 126.6k TJ1997: 128.0k TJ1998: 132.2k TJ1999: 135.4k TJ2000: 149.0k TJ2001: 149.3k TJ2002: 160.7k TJ2003: 168.6k TJ2004: 167.3k TJ2005: 163.1k TJ2006: 168.7k TJ2007: 163.6k TJ2008: 168.7k TJ2009: 171.6k TJ2010: 170.9k TJ2011: 161.9k TJ2012: 165.4k TJ2013: 168.8k TJ2014: 156.2k TJ2015: 167.2k TJ2016: 168.2k TJ2017: 168.1k TJ2018: 158.6k TJ2019: 154.4k TJ2020: 150.7k TJ2021: 157.4k TJ2022: 139.7k TJ2023: 139.7k TJ

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 139,663 TJ, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Germany peaked at 171,595 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 120,363 TJ, in 1992.

Germany ranks 9th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) in Germany, 1991 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1991 122,767 TJ —
1992 120,363 TJ -2.0%
1993 122,098 TJ +1.4%
1994 121,452 TJ -0.5%
1995 122,504 TJ +0.9%
1996 126,561 TJ +3.3%
1997 128,018 TJ +1.2%
1998 132,196 TJ +3.3%
1999 135,430 TJ +2.4%
2000 149,038 TJ +10.0%
2001 149,262 TJ +0.2%
2002 160,663 TJ +7.6%
2003 168,634 TJ +5.0%
2004 167,349 TJ -0.8%
2005 163,073 TJ -2.6%
2006 168,678 TJ +3.4%
2007 163,597 TJ -3.0%
2008 168,702 TJ +3.1%
2009 171,595 TJ +1.7%
2010 170,888 TJ -0.4%
2011 161,932 TJ -5.2%
2012 165,381 TJ +2.1%
2013 168,770 TJ +2.0%
2014 156,240 TJ -7.4%
2015 167,194 TJ +7.0%
2016 168,203 TJ +0.6%
2017 168,077 TJ -0.1%
2018 158,562 TJ -5.7%
2019 154,409 TJ -2.6%
2020 150,726 TJ -2.4%
2021 157,363 TJ +4.4%
2022 139,663 TJ -11.2%
2023 139,663 TJ +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 139,663 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,108 TJ, 12.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 139,663 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,645 TJ, 14.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 125,710 TJ 120,363 TJ 135,430 TJ 9
2000s 163,059 TJ 149,038 TJ 171,595 TJ 10
2010s 163,966 TJ 154,409 TJ 170,888 TJ 10
2020s 146,854 TJ 139,663 TJ 157,363 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 6 France 153,170 TJ compare
  2. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 44,458 TJ compare
  3. 7 Saudi Arabia 149,170 TJ compare
  4. 7 Viet Nam 28,628 TJ compare
  5. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,501 TJ compare
  6. 8 India 147,560 TJ compare
  7. 10 Italy 110,615 TJ compare
  8. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 3,662 TJ compare
  9. 11 Thailand 99,670 TJ compare
  10. 11 Melanesia 1,819 TJ compare
  11. 12 Canada 95,784 TJ compare
  12. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,816 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

More climate change data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Germany?
Food retail — energy use in Germany was 139,663 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 171,595 TJ in 2009.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 120,363 TJ in 1992.
How does Germany rank for food retail — energy use?
Germany ranks 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/food-retail-energy-use-electricity/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/food-retail-energy-use-electricity/germany/">Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
230 places, 7,017 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.