Which has higher food processing — energy use, Belgium or Oceania?

Oceania, at 16,633 TJ against 1,290 TJ in Belgium as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Oceania?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Belgium vs Oceania: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal)

Belgium

1,290 TJ

in 2023

Oceania

16,633 TJ

in 2023

Belgium rank

23rd

Oceania rank

22nd

Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) over time

Belgium
Oceania

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 16,633 TJ against 1,290 TJ in Belgium, a difference of 15,343 TJ.

That makes Oceania's figure about 12.9 times Belgium's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 23rd and Oceania ranks 22nd of 56 countries.

Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Oceania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,444 TJ	25,776 TJ	23,332 TJ	Oceania
2010s	2,282 TJ	22,050 TJ	19,767 TJ	Oceania
2020s	1,394 TJ	17,264 TJ	15,870 TJ	Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Belgium or Oceania?: Oceania, at 16,633 TJ against 1,290 TJ in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Belgium and Oceania?: 15,343 TJ, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Oceania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Oceania rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Belgium ranks 23rd and Oceania ranks 22nd of 56 countries.
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.