Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) by country
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases...
What the numbers show
Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 1.81 million TJ in OECD; the lowest is 32.77 TJ in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,876 TJ, and the mean is 45,398 TJ.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55,317.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 791.7%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 72.2%).
Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.81 million TJ | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 122,908 TJ | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 3 | France | 104,390 TJ | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 89,806 TJ | 2023 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 85,294 TJ | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 67,650 TJ | 2012 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 67,119 TJ | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 63,342 TJ | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 63,285 TJ | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 58,344 TJ | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 50,552 TJ | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 45,846 TJ | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 42,196 TJ | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 40,540 TJ | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 38,763 TJ | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 38,220 TJ | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 37,739 TJ | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia | 33,350 TJ | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 27,064 TJ | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 17,743 TJ | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 21 | New Zealand | 17,202 TJ | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 16,102 TJ | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 15,647 TJ | 2023 | up 241.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 15,125 TJ | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 25 | China | 14,850 TJ | 2023 | up 556.8% | volatile |
| 25 | China, Taiwan Province of | 14,850 TJ | 2023 | up 556.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 14,592 TJ | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 14,496 TJ | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 13,941 TJ | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 12,233 TJ | 2023 | up 156.2% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 12,017 TJ | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 11,095 TJ | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 8,129 TJ | 2023 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7,934 TJ | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 7,635 TJ | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 6,117 TJ | 2023 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 5,519 TJ | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 5,344 TJ | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 4,693 TJ | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 4,667 TJ | 2023 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 4,664 TJ | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 4,106 TJ | 2023 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Belarus | 4,102 TJ | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 3,850 TJ | 2023 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 45 | Lithuania | 3,518 TJ | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 46 | Armenia | 3,452 TJ | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Sweden | 3,225 TJ | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 3,205 TJ | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 49 | South Africa | 2,733 TJ | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 50 | Georgia | 2,153 TJ | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 51 | Norway | 1,915 TJ | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 1,437 TJ | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 52 | Caribbean | 1,437 TJ | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 54 | Slovenia | 1,387 TJ | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 55 | Latvia | 1,085 TJ | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,070 TJ | 2023 | up 791.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 910.7 TJ | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 58 | Estonia | 721.31 TJ | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 626.1 TJ | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 60 | Finland | 515 TJ | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 61 | Myanmar | 475 TJ | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 416 TJ | 2023 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 63 | Mozambique | 359.47 TJ | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 64 | Morocco | 236.39 TJ | 2023 | — | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 213.69 TJ | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 195.68 TJ | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 67 | Albania | 188.5 TJ | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 178.34 TJ | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Gabon | 58.35 TJ | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 32.77 TJ | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.08 million TJ
- Annex I countries 1.86 million TJ
- Americas 1.02 million TJ
- Northern America 941,091 TJ
- United States of America 851,285 TJ
- Europe 740,631 TJ
- European Union (27) 586,716 TJ
- Western Europe 347,855 TJ
- Asia 231,787 TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 224,827 TJ
- Eastern Europe 162,325 TJ
- Eastern Asia 138,364 TJ
- Southern Europe 127,317 TJ
- Northern Europe 103,134 TJ
- Latin America and the Caribbean 74,462 TJ
- Western Asia 57,568 TJ
- South America 55,282 TJ
- Oceania 50,552 TJ
- Africa 44,202 TJ
- Northern Africa 31,994 TJ
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 29,196 TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 23,631 TJ
- Central Asia 18,823 TJ
- Central America 17,743 TJ
- South-eastern Asia 17,033 TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 16,317 TJ
- Sub-Saharan Africa 12,208 TJ
- Western Africa 7,934 TJ
- Southern Africa 2,733 TJ
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,958 TJ
- Eastern Africa 1,483 TJ
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1,437 TJ
- Middle Africa 58.35 TJ
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.