Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium

Belgium: Food Processing — Energy Use was 1,290 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,290 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 56 countries
All-time high
4,268 TJ
in 2009
All-time low
1,061 TJ
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium, 2000–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000201120232000: 2.0k TJ2001: 2.3k TJ2002: 2.5k TJ2003: 3.2k TJ2004: 3.1k TJ2005: 1.3k TJ2006: 1.1k TJ2007: 2.2k TJ2008: 2.5k TJ2009: 4.3k TJ2010: 3.0k TJ2011: 2.2k TJ2012: 2.3k TJ2013: 2.0k TJ2014: 1.9k TJ2015: 2.1k TJ2016: 1.9k TJ2017: 2.2k TJ2018: 2.4k TJ2019: 2.7k TJ2020: 1.9k TJ2021: 1.1k TJ2022: 1.3k TJ2023: 1.3k TJ

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — energy use in Belgium stood at 1,290 TJ.

That represents a change of down 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Belgium peaked at 4,268 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,061 TJ, in 2006.

That places Belgium 23rd out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,444 TJ 1,061 TJ 4,268 TJ 10
2010s 2,282 TJ 1,922 TJ 2,984 TJ 10
2020s 1,394 TJ 1,131 TJ 1,865 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 20 Czechia 1,862 TJ compare
  2. 21 Denmark 1,791 TJ compare
  3. 22 Ireland 1,435 TJ compare
  4. 24 Ukraine 1,202 TJ compare
  5. 25 Dominican Republic 1,158 TJ compare
  6. 25 Caribbean 1,158 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — energy use in Belgium?
Food processing — energy use in Belgium was 1,290 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 4,268 TJ in 2009.
What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1,061 TJ in 2006.
How does Belgium rank for food processing — energy use?
Belgium ranks 23rd out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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 Processing — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 2,169 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.