Which has higher food processing — energy use, Annex I countries or OECD?

Annex I countries, at 217,726 TJ against 208,557 TJ in OECD as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Annex I countries and OECD?

9,169 TJ, with Annex I countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and OECD?

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.

Annex I countries vs OECD: Food Processing — Energy Use

Annex I countries

217,726 TJ

in 2023

OECD

208,557 TJ

in 2023

Annex I countries rank

5th

OECD rank

3rd

Food Processing — Energy Use over time

Annex I countries
OECD

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 217,726 TJ against 208,557 TJ in OECD, a difference of 9,169 TJ.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

Annex I countries ranks 5th and OECD ranks 3rd of 30 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Annex I countries	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	404,750 TJ	390,476 TJ	14,275 TJ	Annex I countries
2000s	349,965 TJ	339,375 TJ	10,590 TJ	Annex I countries
2010s	299,427 TJ	293,309 TJ	6,118 TJ	Annex I countries
2020s	229,763 TJ	220,808 TJ	8,956 TJ	Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Annex I countries or OECD?: Annex I countries, at 217,726 TJ against 208,557 TJ in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Annex I countries and OECD?: 9,169 TJ, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and OECD rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Annex I countries ranks 5th and OECD ranks 3rd 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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About this data

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: 13 August 2026

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.