Animal waste — Energy consumption in Europe
Europe: Animal waste — Energy consumption was 10,029 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Animal waste — Energy consumption in Europe, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, animal waste — energy consumption in Europe stood at 10,029 TJ.
The figure is down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal waste — energy consumption in Europe peaked at 15,115 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29 TJ, in 2000.
That places Europe 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Animal waste — Energy consumption in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8,791 TJ | — |
| 2000 | 29 TJ | -99.7% |
| 2001 | 2,559 TJ | +8724.1% |
| 2002 | 2,587 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,260 TJ | +64.7% |
| 2004 | 4,313 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5,338 TJ | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 6,172 TJ | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 5,978 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 7,346 TJ | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 6,781 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 9,877 TJ | +45.7% |
| 2011 | 8,175 TJ | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 7,446 TJ | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 10,730 TJ | +44.1% |
| 2014 | 15,115 TJ | +40.9% |
| 2015 | 13,020 TJ | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 14,356 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 12,471 TJ | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 13,240 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 13,532 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 13,243 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 11,104 TJ | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 10,556 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 10,029 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 10,029 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Animal waste — Energy consumption in Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +8724.1% | 29 TJ | 2,559 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,791 TJ | 8,791 TJ | 8,791 TJ | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,536 TJ | 29 TJ | 7,346 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,796 TJ | 7,446 TJ | 15,115 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,992 TJ | 10,029 TJ | 13,243 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animal waste — energy consumption in Europe?
- Animal waste — energy consumption in Europe was 10,029 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal waste — energy consumption recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 15,115 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest animal waste — energy consumption recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 TJ in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for animal waste — energy consumption?
- Europe ranks 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is animal waste — energy consumption rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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 Animal waste — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.