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

Belgium, at 98.21 TJ against 26.76 TJ in Denmark as of 2023.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Belgium vs Denmark: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat)

Belgium

98.21 TJ

in 2023

Denmark

26.76 TJ

in 2023

Belgium rank

28th

Denmark rank

30th

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat) over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 98.21 TJ against 26.76 TJ in Denmark, a difference of 71.45 TJ.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.7 times Denmark's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 28th and Denmark ranks 30th of 41 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
2000s	174.01 TJ	41.4 TJ	132.62 TJ	Belgium
2010s	241.4 TJ	34.44 TJ	206.95 TJ	Belgium
2020s	102.94 TJ	25.73 TJ	77.21 TJ	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Belgium or Denmark?: Belgium, at 98.21 TJ against 26.76 TJ in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Belgium and Denmark?: 71.45 TJ, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Belgium ranks 28th and Denmark ranks 30th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,649 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.