Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture in Western Europe
Western Europe: Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture was 103,976 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural gas — energy use in agriculture in Western Europe is 103,976 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas — energy use in agriculture in Western Europe peaked at 190,662 TJ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 103,976 TJ, in 2023.
Western Europe ranks 10th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 148,892 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 179,509 TJ | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 176,669 TJ | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 183,795 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 171,183 TJ | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 170,687 TJ | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 190,662 TJ | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 163,734 TJ | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 163,420 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 158,388 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 163,892 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 161,189 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 150,876 TJ | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 150,861 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 162,375 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 162,942 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 141,178 TJ | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 139,031 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 140,428 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 139,922 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 165,566 TJ | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 146,837 TJ | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 148,218 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 144,519 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 131,102 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 132,976 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 137,316 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 133,072 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 139,081 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 136,724 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 131,616 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 136,063 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 104,495 TJ | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 103,976 TJ | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170,694 TJ | 148,892 TJ | 190,662 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 151,269 TJ | 139,031 TJ | 163,892 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,541 TJ | 131,102 TJ | 165,566 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,038 TJ | 103,976 TJ | 136,063 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 7 Belgium 13,719 TJ compare
- 8 China 8,944 TJ compare
- 9 China, mainland 8,741 TJ compare
- 10 France 7,812 TJ compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 7,226 TJ compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 6,398 TJ compare
- 13 India 6,176 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 natural gas — energy use in agriculture in Western Europe?
- Natural gas — energy use in agriculture in Western Europe was 103,976 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural gas — energy use in agriculture recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 190,662 TJ in 1996.
- What is the lowest natural gas — energy use in agriculture recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,976 TJ in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for natural gas — energy use in agriculture?
- Western Europe ranks 10th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
- Is natural gas — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.