Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium
Belgium: Food Processing — Energy Use was 1,407 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium, 2004–2023
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 16th out of 37 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.
Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,122 TJ | — |
| 2005 | 1,295 TJ | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 1,319 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,191 TJ | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 1,406 TJ | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 1,568 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1,666 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,652 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,623 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,671 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,732 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,842 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1,641 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 1,557 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1,747 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1,783 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,816 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,073 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 1,407 TJ | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 1,407 TJ | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,407 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,145 TJ, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,407 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 613.48 TJ, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 16th out of 37 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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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.