Food Packaging — Energy Use in Belgium
Belgium: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 98.21 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Belgium stood at 98.21 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Belgium peaked at 424.33 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 40.17 TJ, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 28th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Belgium, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.67 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 42.08 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 40.95 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 40.17 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 211.1 TJ | +425.5% |
| 2005 | 238.17 TJ | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 252.49 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 204.34 TJ | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 243.81 TJ | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 424.33 TJ | +74.0% |
| 2010 | 405.05 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 388.75 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 345.53 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 312.35 TJ | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 170.2 TJ | -45.5% |
| 2015 | 215.53 TJ | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 217.34 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 113.7 TJ | -47.7% |
| 2018 | 124.8 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 120.71 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 106.98 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 108.35 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.21 TJ | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 98.21 TJ | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 98.21 TJ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 110.21 TJ, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 98.21 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.21 TJ, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +425.5% | 40.17 TJ | 211.1 TJ |
| 2009 | +74.0% | 243.81 TJ | 424.33 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174.01 TJ | 40.17 TJ | 424.33 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 241.4 TJ | 113.7 TJ | 405.05 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.94 TJ | 98.21 TJ | 108.35 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Belgium?
- Food packaging — energy use in Belgium was 98.21 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 424.33 TJ in 2009.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.17 TJ in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.