Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4,712 TJ against 4,205 TJ in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?

507 TJ, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Packaging — Energy Use

Portugal

4,205 TJ

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

4,712 TJ

in 2023

Portugal rank

27th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

26th

Food Packaging — Energy Use over time

Portugal
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 4,712 TJ against 4,205 TJ in Portugal, a difference of 507 TJ.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 81 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,498 TJ	159.14 TJ	1,339 TJ	Portugal
2000s	4,385 TJ	488.78 TJ	3,897 TJ	Portugal
2010s	4,218 TJ	3,978 TJ	239.99 TJ	Portugal
2020s	4,303 TJ	6,058 TJ	1,755 TJ	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4,712 TJ against 4,205 TJ in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 507 TJ, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Portugal ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 81 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 122 places, 3,461 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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