Which has higher food processing — emissions, Italy or Spain?

Italy, at 0.263 kt against 0.2603 kt in Spain as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?

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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Spain: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)

Italy

0.263 kt

in 2023

Spain

0.2603 kt

in 2023

Italy rank

23rd

Spain rank

24th

Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.263 kt against 0.2603 kt in Spain, a difference of 0.0027 kt.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2597 kt	0.1935 kt	0.0662 kt	Italy
2000s	0.3364 kt	0.254 kt	0.0824 kt	Italy
2010s	0.2837 kt	0.2536 kt	0.0301 kt	Italy
2020s	0.2595 kt	0.2489 kt	0.0106 kt	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Italy or Spain?: Italy, at 0.263 kt against 0.2603 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Italy and Spain?: 0.0027 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Italy ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 139 places, 3,693 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.