Food Transport — Energy Use in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Transport — Energy Use was 2,158 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 2,158 TJ for food transport — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in Western Europe peaked at 2,158 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.511 TJ, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 22nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Transport — Energy Use in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.511 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 0.511 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.511 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.07 TJ | +500.0% |
| 1994 | 2.12 TJ | -31.0% |
| 1995 | 1.31 TJ | -37.9% |
| 1996 | 1.31 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 TJ | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 1.17 TJ | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 1.31 TJ | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 65.77 TJ | +4905.6% |
| 2001 | 99.5 TJ | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 144.76 TJ | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 186.19 TJ | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 238.14 TJ | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 323.51 TJ | +35.8% |
| 2006 | 453.39 TJ | +40.1% |
| 2007 | 495.14 TJ | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 507.17 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 717.44 TJ | +41.5% |
| 2010 | 728.19 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 988.07 TJ | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 1,053 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1,128 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1,179 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1,206 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,206 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,218 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,257 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,479 TJ | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 1,585 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 2,087 TJ | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 2,158 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 2,158 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 TJ | 0.511 TJ | 3.07 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 323.1 TJ | 65.77 TJ | 717.44 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,144 TJ | 728.19 TJ | 1,479 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,997 TJ | 1,585 TJ | 2,158 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in Western Europe?
- Food transport — energy use in Western Europe was 2,158 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,158 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.511 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food transport — energy use?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. 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 Transport — 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.