Food Retail — Energy Use in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Retail — Energy Use was 46,729 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Western Europe stood at 46,729 TJ.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Western Europe peaked at 73,104 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,816 TJ, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Energy Use in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,816 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 6,866 TJ | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 6,929 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 7,998 TJ | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 7,692 TJ | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 9,621 TJ | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 11,625 TJ | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 11,113 TJ | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 12,987 TJ | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 10,779 TJ | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 10,732 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 10,829 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 12,829 TJ | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 49,401 TJ | +285.1% |
| 2004 | 52,002 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 51,527 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 48,398 TJ | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 55,028 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 59,519 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 58,924 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 73,104 TJ | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 54,228 TJ | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 57,088 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 44,349 TJ | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 40,739 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 42,846 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 40,719 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 44,548 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 44,619 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 46,512 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 42,083 TJ | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 53,728 TJ | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 47,212 TJ | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 46,729 TJ | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,143 TJ | 5,816 TJ | 12,987 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,919 TJ | 10,732 TJ | 59,519 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,875 TJ | 40,719 TJ | 73,104 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,438 TJ | 42,083 TJ | 53,728 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — energy use in Western Europe?
- Food retail — energy use in Western Europe was 46,729 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 73,104 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,816 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food retail — energy use?
- Western Europe ranks 9th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Retail — Energy Use (Heat). 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.