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

Ireland, at 811.66 TJ against 791.08 TJ in Denmark as of 2023.

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

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 (Electricity). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Ireland: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity)

Denmark

791.08 TJ

in 2023

Ireland

811.66 TJ

in 2023

Denmark rank

60th

Ireland rank

59th

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity) over time

Denmark
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 811.66 TJ against 791.08 TJ in Denmark, a difference of 20.58 TJ.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 60th and Ireland ranks 59th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	769.76 TJ	476.97 TJ	292.79 TJ	Denmark
2000s	801.96 TJ	658.29 TJ	143.68 TJ	Denmark
2010s	761.22 TJ	668.45 TJ	92.76 TJ	Denmark
2020s	792.19 TJ	813.12 TJ	20.92 TJ	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Denmark or Ireland?: Ireland, at 811.66 TJ against 791.08 TJ in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Denmark and Ireland?: 20.58 TJ, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Denmark ranks 60th and Ireland ranks 59th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 135 places, 3,946 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.