Belgium vs Southern Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use
Food Processing — Energy Use over time
- Belgium
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 5,468 TJ against 1,407 TJ in Belgium, a difference of 4,061 TJ.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 3.9 times Belgium's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and Southern Europe ranks 15th of 37 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,317 TJ | 12,568 TJ | 11,252 TJ | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 1,691 TJ | 16,532 TJ | 14,840 TJ | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 1,676 TJ | 8,527 TJ | 6,851 TJ | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — energy use, Belgium or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 5,468 TJ against 1,407 TJ in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Belgium and Southern Europe?
- 4,061 TJ, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Southern Europe?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Southern Europe rank globally for food processing — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Southern Europe ranks 15th of 37 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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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.