Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium

Belgium: Food Processing — Energy Use was 1,407 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,407 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 38 countries
All-time high
2,073 TJ
in 2021
All-time low
1,122 TJ
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium, 2004–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2004201320232004: 1.1k TJ2005: 1.3k TJ2006: 1.3k TJ2007: 1.2k TJ2008: 1.4k TJ2009: 1.6k TJ2010: 1.7k TJ2011: 1.7k TJ2012: 1.6k TJ2013: 1.7k TJ2014: 1.7k TJ2015: 1.8k TJ2016: 1.6k TJ2017: 1.6k TJ2018: 1.7k TJ2019: 1.8k TJ2020: 1.8k TJ2021: 2.1k TJ2022: 1.4k TJ2023: 1.4k TJ

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 1,407 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.

That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Belgium peaked at 2,073 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,122 TJ, in 2004.

That places Belgium 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,317 TJ 1,122 TJ 1,568 TJ 6
2010s 1,691 TJ 1,557 TJ 1,842 TJ 10
2020s 1,676 TJ 1,407 TJ 2,073 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 14 Serbia 1,594 TJ compare
  2. 15 Republic of Moldova 1,519 TJ compare
  3. 16 Austria 1,409 TJ compare
  4. 18 Denmark 1,216 TJ compare
  5. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,153 TJ compare
  6. 20 Hungary 1,145 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — energy use in Belgium?
Food processing — energy use in Belgium was 1,407 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 2,073 TJ in 2021.
What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1,122 TJ in 2004.
How does Belgium rank for food processing — energy use?
Belgium ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 (Heat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
55 places, 1,461 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.