Food Retail — Energy Use in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Retail — Energy Use was 299,184 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 299,184 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Western Europe peaked at 355,153 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 105,262 TJ, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 9th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 105,262 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 210,505 TJ | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 215,079 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 219,842 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 221,954 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 220,023 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 253,957 TJ | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 240,866 TJ | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 224,452 TJ | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 235,443 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 250,788 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 264,164 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 251,703 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 331,619 TJ | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 340,764 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 324,726 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 348,965 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 310,929 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 322,399 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 332,162 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 354,126 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 293,059 TJ | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 319,850 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 355,153 TJ | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 307,399 TJ | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 328,953 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 331,678 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 334,195 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 353,479 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 329,676 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 321,479 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 353,846 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 306,734 TJ | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 299,184 TJ | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 214,738 TJ | 105,262 TJ | 253,957 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,822 TJ | 250,788 TJ | 348,965 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,757 TJ | 293,059 TJ | 355,153 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 320,311 TJ | 299,184 TJ | 353,846 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 6 Canada 108,377 TJ compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,651 TJ compare
- 7 Italy 87,989 TJ compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 799.59 TJ compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 87,964 TJ compare
- 9 Russian Federation 78,078 TJ compare
- 10 France 77,978 TJ compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 52,987 TJ compare
- 12 India 47,029 TJ compare
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 299,184 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 355,153 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,262 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food retail — energy use?
- Western Europe ranks 9th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Retail — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.