Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Belgium
Belgium: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 48,548 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 48,548 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Belgium peaked at 57,956 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38,453 TJ, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 35th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38,453 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 40,688 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 39,062 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 39,954 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 49,142 TJ | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 49,891 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 50,354 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 49,939 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 53,628 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 55,418 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 57,956 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 51,395 TJ | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 54,514 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 57,295 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 50,187 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 53,560 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 55,172 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 54,979 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 55,504 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 55,254 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52,034 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 55,675 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 48,739 TJ | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 48,548 TJ | -0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 48,548 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,943 TJ, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 48,548 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20,848 TJ, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,653 TJ | 38,453 TJ | 55,418 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,582 TJ | 50,187 TJ | 57,956 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,249 TJ | 48,548 TJ | 55,675 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 32 Sweden 54,931 TJ compare
- 33 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 49,931 TJ compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 48,886 TJ compare
- 36 Colombia 45,784 TJ compare
- 37 Mexico 43,893 TJ compare
- 38 China, Taiwan Province of 41,328 TJ compare
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 retail — energy use in Belgium?
- Food retail — energy use in Belgium was 48,548 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 57,956 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,453 TJ in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for food retail — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 Retail — 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.