Which has higher food processing — energy use, Asia or Japan?

Asia, at 1.44 million TJ against 170,874 TJ in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Asia and Japan?

1.27 million TJ, with Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Japan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Asia vs Japan: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total)

Asia

1.44 million TJ

in 2023

Japan

170,874 TJ

in 2023

Asia rank

7th

Japan rank

8th

Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) over time

Asia
Japan

How they compare

Asia currently reports 1.44 million TJ against 170,874 TJ in Japan, a difference of 1.27 million TJ.

That makes Asia's figure about 8.4 times Japan's.

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

Asia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	191,907 TJ	93,650 TJ	98,257 TJ	Asia
2000s	1.34 million TJ	145,876 TJ	1.19 million TJ	Asia
2010s	1.70 million TJ	170,172 TJ	1.53 million TJ	Asia
2020s	1.41 million TJ	172,169 TJ	1.24 million TJ	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Asia or Japan?: Asia, at 1.44 million TJ against 170,874 TJ in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Asia and Japan?: 1.27 million TJ, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Japan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and Japan rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Asia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 128 places, 3,328 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.