Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Denmark or Portugal?

Portugal, at 5.32 TJ against 2.36 TJ in Denmark as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?

28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.

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.

Denmark vs Portugal: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal)

Denmark

2.36 TJ

in 2017

Portugal

5.32 TJ

in 2023

Denmark rank

61st

Portugal rank

60th

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) over time

Denmark
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.32 TJ against 2.36 TJ in Denmark, a difference of 2.96 TJ.

That makes Portugal's figure about 2.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 60th of 68 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	104.31 TJ	6.66 TJ	97.65 TJ	Denmark
2000s	3.14 TJ	18.68 TJ	15.54 TJ	Portugal
2010s	4.03 TJ	19.43 TJ	15.41 TJ	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Denmark or Portugal?: Portugal, at 5.32 TJ against 2.36 TJ in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Denmark and Portugal?: 2.96 TJ, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Denmark ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 60th 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.