Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium
Belgium: Food Processing — Energy Use was 38,763 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
Belgium recorded 38,763 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
The figure is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Belgium peaked at 46,097 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,069 TJ, in 2001.
That places Belgium 14th out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 8,554 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 7,069 TJ | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 8,580 TJ | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 21,964 TJ | +156.0% |
| 2004 | 24,915 TJ | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 26,145 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 25,678 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 25,722 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 28,807 TJ | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 29,249 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 35,192 TJ | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 32,325 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 34,347 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 35,196 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 36,914 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 38,553 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 38,950 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40,230 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 42,956 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 43,904 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 43,537 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 46,097 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 38,763 TJ | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 38,763 TJ | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 38,763 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,612 TJ, 4.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 38,763 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,665 TJ, 8.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +156.0% | 8,580 TJ | 21,964 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,668 TJ | 7,069 TJ | 29,249 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,857 TJ | 32,325 TJ | 43,904 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,790 TJ | 38,763 TJ | 46,097 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 38,763 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 46,097 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,069 TJ in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for food processing — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.