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

Portugal, at 15,945 TJ against 14,765 TJ in Sweden as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Portugal

15,945 TJ

in 2023

Sweden

14,765 TJ

in 2023

Portugal rank

40th

Sweden rank

42nd

Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) over time

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 15,945 TJ against 14,765 TJ in Sweden, a difference of 1,180 TJ.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 95 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,772 TJ	14,731 TJ	9,959 TJ	Sweden
2000s	10,439 TJ	13,785 TJ	3,346 TJ	Sweden
2010s	14,578 TJ	12,591 TJ	1,987 TJ	Portugal
2020s	16,332 TJ	14,339 TJ	1,993 TJ	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Portugal or Sweden?: Portugal, at 15,945 TJ against 14,765 TJ in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Portugal and Sweden?: 1,180 TJ, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for food processing — energy use?: Portugal ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 42nd 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.