Belgium vs Western Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use
Food Processing — Energy Use over time
- Belgium
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 19,150 TJ against 1,290 TJ in Belgium, a difference of 17,860 TJ.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 14.8 times Belgium's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 22nd and Western Europe ranks 10th of 53 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,444 TJ | 48,868 TJ | 46,423 TJ | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 2,282 TJ | 34,927 TJ | 32,644 TJ | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 1,394 TJ | 24,473 TJ | 23,079 TJ | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — energy use, Belgium or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 19,150 TJ against 1,290 TJ in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Belgium and Western Europe?
- 17,860 TJ, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Western Europe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Western Europe rank globally for food processing — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 22nd and Western Europe ranks 10th 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.