Sub-Saharan Africa vs Switzerland: Food Processing — Energy Use
Food Processing — Energy Use over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 14,326 TJ against 9,403 TJ in Switzerland, a difference of 4,923 TJ.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 247.2 TJ | 2,373 TJ | 2,126 TJ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,730 TJ | 6,720 TJ | 3,990 TJ | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 9,885 TJ | 8,982 TJ | 902.93 TJ | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 14,516 TJ | 9,450 TJ | 5,066 TJ | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — energy use, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 14,326 TJ against 9,403 TJ in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 4,923 TJ, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for food processing — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity). 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.