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

Serbia, at 1,594 TJ against 1,407 TJ in Belgium as of 2023.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Serbia: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat)

Belgium

1,407 TJ

in 2023

Serbia

1,594 TJ

in 2023

Belgium rank

17th

Serbia rank

14th

Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) over time

Belgium
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 1,594 TJ against 1,407 TJ in Belgium, a difference of 187 TJ.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Serbia ahead.

Belgium ranks 17th and Serbia ranks 14th of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,371 TJ	2,033 TJ	662 TJ	Serbia
2010s	1,691 TJ	1,672 TJ	18.93 TJ	Belgium
2020s	1,676 TJ	1,328 TJ	347.45 TJ	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Belgium or Serbia?: Serbia, at 1,594 TJ against 1,407 TJ in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Belgium and Serbia?: 187 TJ, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Serbia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Serbia rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Belgium ranks 17th and Serbia ranks 14th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 55 places, 1,461 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.