Spain vs United States of America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Spain
12,541 kt
in 2023
United States of America
70,351 kt
in 2023
Spain rank
14th
United States of America rank
17th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Spain
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 70,351 kt against 12,541 kt in Spain, a difference of 57,810 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.6 times Spain's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 17th of 215 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 17,557 kt 62,596 kt 45,040 kt United States of America
2000s 17,543 kt 65,960 kt 48,416 kt United States of America
2010s 12,659 kt 68,661 kt 56,001 kt United States of America
2020s 12,517 kt 70,071 kt 57,554 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Spain or United States of America?
United States of America, at 70,351 kt against 12,541 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Spain and United States of America?
57,810 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Spain ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf