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

Uruguay, at 3,022 TJ against 2,719 TJ in Ireland as of 2023.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 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.

Ireland vs Uruguay: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)

Ireland

2,719 TJ

in 2023

Uruguay

3,022 TJ

in 2023

Ireland rank

59th

Uruguay rank

56th

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) over time

Ireland
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3,022 TJ against 2,719 TJ in Ireland, a difference of 303 TJ.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 56th of 121 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3,061 TJ	2,296 TJ	764.43 TJ	Ireland
2020s	2,909 TJ	2,340 TJ	569.37 TJ	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Ireland or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 3,022 TJ against 2,719 TJ in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Ireland and Uruguay?: 303 TJ, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Ireland ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 56th 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.