Belgium vs Southern Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use
Food Processing — Energy Use over time
- Belgium
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 2,993 TJ against 1,290 TJ in Belgium, a difference of 1,703 TJ.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 22nd and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,444 TJ | 1,980 TJ | 464.71 TJ | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2,282 TJ | 2,235 TJ | 47.02 TJ | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1,394 TJ | 2,550 TJ | 1,156 TJ | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — energy use, Belgium or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 2,993 TJ against 1,290 TJ in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Belgium and Southern Africa?
- 1,703 TJ, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Southern Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Southern Africa rank globally for food processing — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 22nd and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 53 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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About this data
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.