Which has higher food processing — energy use, Americas or Thailand?

Americas, at 138,552 TJ against 97,174 TJ in Thailand as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Americas and Thailand?

41,378 TJ, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Thailand?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs Thailand: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal)

Americas

138,552 TJ

in 2023

Thailand

97,174 TJ

in 2023

Americas rank

6th

Thailand rank

4th

Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) over time

Americas
Thailand

How they compare

Americas currently reports 138,552 TJ against 97,174 TJ in Thailand, a difference of 41,378 TJ.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 4th of 30 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	156,396 TJ	1,886 TJ	154,510 TJ	Americas
2000s	155,754 TJ	8,458 TJ	147,296 TJ	Americas
2010s	167,924 TJ	24,490 TJ	143,433 TJ	Americas
2020s	139,738 TJ	48,698 TJ	91,040 TJ	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Americas or Thailand?: Americas, at 138,552 TJ against 97,174 TJ in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Americas and Thailand?: 41,378 TJ, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Thailand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and Thailand rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Americas ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 4th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 86 places, 2,169 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.