Spain vs United Kingdom: Food Packaging — Emissions

Spain
1,926 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom
1,770 kt
in 2023
Spain rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
30th

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,926 kt against 1,770 kt in United Kingdom, a difference of 156 kt.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

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

Spain ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 2,869 kt 4,174 kt 1,306 kt United Kingdom
2000s 3,780 kt 3,533 kt 247.86 kt Spain
2010s 2,154 kt 2,627 kt 472.8 kt United Kingdom
2020s 1,982 kt 1,766 kt 215.86 kt Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Spain or United Kingdom?
Spain, at 1,926 kt against 1,770 kt in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Spain and United Kingdom?
156 kt, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Spain ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
178 places, 5,298 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