Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium
Belgium: Food Processing — Energy Use was 21,381 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Belgium stood at 21,381 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Belgium peaked at 22,231 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,065 TJ, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 18th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,231 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 14,548 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 14,065 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 14,418 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 15,232 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 15,610 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 15,998 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 16,546 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17,154 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 16,913 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 17,676 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 19,256 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 19,224 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 19,350 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 19,944 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 19,872 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 20,470 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 20,915 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 21,956 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 22,231 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 19,830 TJ | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 21,695 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 21,381 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 21,381 TJ | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 21,381 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,937 TJ, 3.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 21,381 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,997 TJ, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,471 TJ | 14,065 TJ | 17,154 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,089 TJ | 17,676 TJ | 22,231 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,072 TJ | 19,830 TJ | 21,695 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 processing — energy use in Belgium?
- Food processing — energy use in Belgium was 21,381 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 22,231 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,065 TJ in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for food processing — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (Electricity). 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.