Food Packaging — Energy Use in Belgium

Belgium: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 5,354 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5,354 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 81 countries
All-time high
6,957 TJ
in 2007
All-time low
5,050 TJ
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Belgium, 2000–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000201120232000: 5.4k TJ2001: 5.1k TJ2002: 5.0k TJ2003: 6.6k TJ2004: 6.6k TJ2005: 6.9k TJ2006: 6.8k TJ2007: 7.0k TJ2008: 6.2k TJ2009: 5.3k TJ2010: 5.5k TJ2011: 5.5k TJ2012: 5.9k TJ2013: 5.8k TJ2014: 5.9k TJ2015: 6.0k TJ2016: 6.5k TJ2017: 6.0k TJ2018: 5.8k TJ2019: 5.8k TJ2020: 5.5k TJ2021: 5.7k TJ2022: 5.4k TJ2023: 5.4k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in Belgium is 5,354 TJ, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Belgium peaked at 6,957 TJ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,050 TJ, in 2002.

Belgium ranks 25th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
2000 5,390 TJ
2001 5,095 TJ -5.5%
2002 5,050 TJ -0.9%
2003 6,566 TJ +30.0%
2004 6,579 TJ +0.2%
2005 6,905 TJ +5.0%
2006 6,842 TJ -0.9%
2007 6,957 TJ +1.7%
2008 6,188 TJ -11.1%
2009 5,265 TJ -14.9%
2010 5,529 TJ +5.0%
2011 5,538 TJ +0.2%
2012 5,922 TJ +6.9%
2013 5,812 TJ -1.9%
2014 5,946 TJ +2.3%
2015 6,016 TJ +1.2%
2016 6,502 TJ +8.1%
2017 5,967 TJ -8.2%
2018 5,833 TJ -2.2%
2019 5,797 TJ -0.6%
2020 5,507 TJ -5.0%
2021 5,661 TJ +2.8%
2022 5,354 TJ -5.4%
2023 5,354 TJ +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,084 TJ 5,050 TJ 6,957 TJ 10
2010s 5,886 TJ 5,529 TJ 6,502 TJ 10
2020s 5,469 TJ 5,354 TJ 5,661 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 22 Republic of Korea 7,970 TJ compare
  2. 23 Austria 7,390 TJ compare
  3. 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,832 TJ compare
  4. 26 Czechia 4,449 TJ compare
  5. 27 Portugal 4,205 TJ compare
  6. 28 Tunisia 4,163 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Belgium?
Food packaging — energy use in Belgium was 5,354 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 6,957 TJ in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 5,050 TJ in 2002.
How does Belgium rank for food packaging — energy use?
Belgium ranks 25th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — 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
122 places, 3,461 data points, 1990–2023
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