Which has higher food processing — energy use, Asia or OECD?

Asia, at 859,930 TJ against 208,557 TJ in OECD as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia 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.

Asia vs OECD: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal)

Asia

859,930 TJ

in 2023

OECD

208,557 TJ

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

OECD rank

3rd

Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) over time

Asia
OECD

How they compare

Asia currently reports 859,930 TJ against 208,557 TJ in OECD, a difference of 651,373 TJ.

That makes Asia's figure about 4.1 times OECD's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 3rd of 30 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,552 TJ	390,476 TJ	369,923 TJ	OECD
2000s	1.05 million TJ	339,375 TJ	709,340 TJ	Asia
2010s	1.22 million TJ	293,309 TJ	923,442 TJ	Asia
2020s	831,416 TJ	220,808 TJ	610,608 TJ	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Asia or OECD?: Asia, at 859,930 TJ against 208,557 TJ in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Asia and OECD?: 651,373 TJ, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and OECD rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Asia ranks 3rd 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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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.