Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Australia or France?

France, at 3,324 TJ against 3,085 TJ in Australia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs France: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal)

Australia

3,085 TJ

in 2023

France

3,324 TJ

in 2023

Australia rank

17th

France rank

15th

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) over time

Australia
France

How they compare

France currently reports 3,324 TJ against 3,085 TJ in Australia, a difference of 239 TJ.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and France ranks 15th of 68 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,149 TJ	5,340 TJ	1,810 TJ	Australia
2000s	3,635 TJ	2,264 TJ	1,371 TJ	Australia
2010s	2,893 TJ	1,324 TJ	1,569 TJ	Australia
2020s	3,027 TJ	2,370 TJ	657.53 TJ	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Australia or France?: France, at 3,324 TJ against 3,085 TJ in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Australia and France?: 239 TJ, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and France rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Australia ranks 17th and France ranks 15th of 68 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 99 places, 2,799 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

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.