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

Thailand, at 194,933 TJ against 170,874 TJ in Japan as of 2023.

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

24,059 TJ, with Thailand ahead.

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

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.

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

Japan

170,874 TJ

in 2023

Thailand

194,933 TJ

in 2023

Japan rank

8th

Thailand rank

7th

Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) over time

Japan
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 194,933 TJ against 170,874 TJ in Japan, a difference of 24,059 TJ.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Thailand ranks 7th of 95 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	93,650 TJ	22,855 TJ	70,794 TJ	Japan
2000s	145,876 TJ	47,502 TJ	98,375 TJ	Japan
2010s	170,172 TJ	86,528 TJ	83,644 TJ	Japan
2020s	172,169 TJ	147,444 TJ	24,726 TJ	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Japan or Thailand?: Thailand, at 194,933 TJ against 170,874 TJ in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Japan and Thailand?: 24,059 TJ, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Japan ranks 8th and Thailand ranks 7th of 95 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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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.