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

Ireland, at 18,268 TJ against 15,945 TJ in Portugal as of 2023.

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

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

Ireland vs Portugal: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total)

Ireland

18,268 TJ

in 2023

Portugal

15,945 TJ

in 2023

Ireland rank

38th

Portugal rank

40th

Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) over time

Ireland
Portugal

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 18,268 TJ against 15,945 TJ in Portugal, a difference of 2,323 TJ.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th of 95 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13,035 TJ	4,772 TJ	8,263 TJ	Ireland
2000s	14,746 TJ	10,439 TJ	4,307 TJ	Ireland
2010s	17,260 TJ	14,578 TJ	2,682 TJ	Ireland
2020s	18,494 TJ	16,332 TJ	2,163 TJ	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Ireland or Portugal?: Ireland, at 18,268 TJ against 15,945 TJ in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Ireland and Portugal?: 2,323 TJ, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Ireland ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 128 places, 3,328 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.