Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Belgium
Belgium: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 62,841 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 62,841 TJ.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Belgium peaked at 70,996 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23,963 TJ, in 2001.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 95 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 (Total) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24,811 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 23,963 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 25,099 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 39,537 TJ | +57.5% |
| 2004 | 44,416 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 44,372 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 44,056 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 45,634 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 49,855 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 51,997 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 57,518 TJ | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 55,474 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 57,484 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 58,242 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 60,512 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 62,414 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 62,995 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64,853 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 69,091 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 70,614 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 67,048 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 70,996 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 62,841 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 62,841 TJ | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 62,841 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,765 TJ, 4.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 62,841 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,504 TJ, 5.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) 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 | +57.5% | 25,099 TJ | 39,537 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,374 TJ | 23,963 TJ | 51,997 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,920 TJ | 55,474 TJ | 70,614 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,931 TJ | 62,841 TJ | 70,996 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 62,841 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 70,996 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,963 TJ in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for food processing — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.