Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany
Germany: Food Retail — Energy Use was 310,156 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Germany, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Germany recorded 310,156 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Germany peaked at 378,109 TJ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 221,632 TJ, in 1994.
That places Germany 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 258,677 TJ | — |
| 1992 | 237,334 TJ | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 236,477 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 221,632 TJ | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 231,325 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 243,094 TJ | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 234,599 TJ | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 230,023 TJ | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 230,346 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 243,511 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 247,755 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 257,878 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 355,096 TJ | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 353,443 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 343,653 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 378,109 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 340,441 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 355,293 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 347,801 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 357,775 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 316,235 TJ | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 327,820 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 342,224 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 315,323 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 338,824 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 330,629 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 333,182 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 342,153 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 319,115 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 318,204 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 345,789 TJ | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 310,156 TJ | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 310,156 TJ | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 310,156 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,943 TJ, 18.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Germany's 310,156 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20,848 TJ, 14.9× the median. (45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +37.7% | 257,878 TJ | 355,096 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235,945 TJ | 221,632 TJ | 258,677 TJ | 9 |
| 2000s | 322,298 TJ | 243,511 TJ | 378,109 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 332,328 TJ | 315,323 TJ | 357,775 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 321,076 TJ | 310,156 TJ | 345,789 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 2 Japan 544,084 TJ compare
- 2 Türkiye 220,699 TJ compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 207,082 TJ compare
- 3 Russian Federation 531,635 TJ compare
- 4 Brazil 313,039 TJ compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 276,317 TJ compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 49,931 TJ compare
- 7 France 243,311 TJ compare
- 7 Viet Nam 39,165 TJ compare
- 8 Canada 204,249 TJ compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 11,602 TJ compare
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 310,156 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 378,109 TJ in 2006.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,632 TJ in 1994.
- How does Germany rank for food retail — energy use?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 (Total). 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.