Which has higher food processing — energy use, Norway or Portugal?

Portugal, at 557.43 TJ against 532.55 TJ in Norway as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?

28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Norway vs Portugal: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat)

Norway

532.55 TJ

in 2023

Portugal

557.43 TJ

in 2023

Norway rank

26th

Portugal rank

25th

Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) over time

Norway
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 557.43 TJ against 532.55 TJ in Norway, a difference of 24.88 TJ.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 25th of 38 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	331.75 TJ	462.25 TJ	130.5 TJ	Portugal
2000s	290.6 TJ	1,258 TJ	967.6 TJ	Portugal
2010s	668.62 TJ	1,368 TJ	699.32 TJ	Portugal
2020s	596.01 TJ	891.45 TJ	295.44 TJ	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Norway or Portugal?: Portugal, at 557.43 TJ against 532.55 TJ in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Norway and Portugal?: 24.88 TJ, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Norway ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 25th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 55 places, 1,461 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.