Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Iceland or Romania?

Romania, at 5,776 TJ against 5,076 TJ in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Romania?

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

Iceland vs Romania: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)

Iceland

5,076 TJ

in 2023

Romania

5,776 TJ

in 2023

Iceland rank

45th

Romania rank

42nd

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) over time

Iceland
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 5,776 TJ against 5,076 TJ in Iceland, a difference of 700 TJ.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	589.14 TJ	11,313 TJ	10,724 TJ	Romania
2000s	2,304 TJ	9,569 TJ	7,265 TJ	Romania
2010s	4,920 TJ	7,667 TJ	2,747 TJ	Romania
2020s	4,979 TJ	6,853 TJ	1,874 TJ	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Iceland or Romania?: Romania, at 5,776 TJ against 5,076 TJ in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Iceland and Romania?: 700 TJ, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Romania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Romania rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Iceland ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 155 places, 4,536 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.