Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use
Food Processing — Energy Use over time
- Belgium
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 62,841 TJ against 58,042 TJ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 4,799 TJ.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 89 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,374 TJ | 6,911 TJ | 32,463 TJ | Belgium |
| 2010s | 61,920 TJ | 30,081 TJ | 31,839 TJ | Belgium |
| 2020s | 65,931 TJ | 45,883 TJ | 20,048 TJ | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — energy use, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Belgium, at 62,841 TJ against 58,042 TJ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 4,799 TJ, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food processing — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 89 countries.
- 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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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.