Americas vs OECD: Food Processing — Energy Use

Americas
1.02 million TJ
in 2023
OECD
1.81 million TJ
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Food Processing — Energy Use over time

  • Americas
  • OECD
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.81 million TJ against 1.02 million TJ in Americas, a difference of 797,480 TJ.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.8 times Americas's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 12 groups.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 312,792 TJ 867,505 TJ 554,713 TJ OECD
2000s 710,571 TJ 1.41 million TJ 701,345 TJ OECD
2010s 874,489 TJ 1.64 million TJ 768,619 TJ OECD
2020s 1.01 million TJ 1.83 million TJ 815,727 TJ OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Americas or OECD?
OECD, at 1.81 million TJ against 1.02 million TJ in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Americas and OECD?
797,480 TJ, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and OECD rank globally for food processing — energy use?
Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
103 places, 2,634 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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