Which has higher food processing — energy use, Brazil or Spain?

Spain, at 579.89 TJ against 359.66 TJ in Brazil as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?

8 years are reported by both, from 2016 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.

Brazil vs Spain: Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal)

Brazil

359.66 TJ

in 2023

Spain

579.89 TJ

in 2023

Brazil rank

34th

Spain rank

33rd

Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal) over time

Brazil
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 579.89 TJ against 359.66 TJ in Brazil, a difference of 220.23 TJ.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd of 56 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2,573 TJ	758.51 TJ	1,815 TJ	Brazil
2020s	1,336 TJ	493.67 TJ	842 TJ	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Brazil or Spain?: Spain, at 579.89 TJ against 359.66 TJ in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Brazil and Spain?: 220.23 TJ, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Brazil ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd 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.