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

Romania, at 613.48 TJ against 557.43 TJ in Portugal as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Portugal

557.43 TJ

in 2023

Romania

613.48 TJ

in 2023

Portugal rank

25th

Romania rank

23rd

Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) over time

Portugal
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 613.48 TJ against 557.43 TJ in Portugal, a difference of 56.05 TJ.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Romania ahead.

Portugal ranks 25th and Romania ranks 23rd of 38 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	462.25 TJ	7,382 TJ	6,920 TJ	Romania
2000s	1,258 TJ	2,574 TJ	1,315 TJ	Romania
2010s	1,368 TJ	1,093 TJ	274.61 TJ	Portugal
2020s	891.45 TJ	719.01 TJ	172.44 TJ	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Portugal or Romania?: Romania, at 613.48 TJ against 557.43 TJ in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Portugal and Romania?: 56.05 TJ, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Portugal ranks 25th and Romania ranks 23rd 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.