What is food retail — energy use in Europe?

Food retail — energy use in Europe was 2.36 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Europe?

The highest recorded value was 2.63 million TJ in 2010.

What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million TJ in 1992.

How does Europe rank for food retail — energy use?

Europe ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.

Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Europe?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Europe data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Food Retail — Energy Use in Europe

Name: Food Retail — Energy Use in Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Europe: Food Retail — Energy Use was 2.36 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.36 million TJ

Change on year

up 0.8%

Rank

6th

of 34 groups

All-time high

2.63 million TJ

in 2010

All-time low

1.56 million TJ

in 1992

Years of data

1990–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Europe, 1990–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — energy use in Europe stood at 2.36 million TJ.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Europe peaked at 2.63 million TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million TJ, in 1992.

Europe ranks 6th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1.77 million TJ	1.56 million TJ	2.22 million TJ	10
2000s	2.16 million TJ	1.80 million TJ	2.55 million TJ	10
2010s	2.47 million TJ	2.36 million TJ	2.63 million TJ	10
2020s	2.39 million TJ	2.32 million TJ	2.52 million TJ	4

Countries ranked near Europe

3 Russian Federation 531,635 TJ compare
4 Brazil 313,039 TJ compare
5 Germany 310,156 TJ compare
6 Republic of Korea 276,317 TJ compare
7 France 243,311 TJ compare
8 Türkiye 220,699 TJ compare
9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 207,082 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More climate change data for Europe

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 471,113 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 102,735 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 368,378 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 387.68 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13,156 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 121,153 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 110,533 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,621 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 417.1 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 379.31 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Europe?: Food retail — energy use in Europe was 2.36 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Europe?: The highest recorded value was 2.63 million TJ in 2010.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million TJ in 1992.
How does Europe rank for food retail — energy use?: Europe ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 235 places, 7,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.