Belgium vs Spain: Food Processing — Emissions

Belgium
3,710 kt
in 2023
Spain
5,542 kt
in 2023
Belgium rank
24th
Spain rank
21st

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • Belgium
  • Spain
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 5,542 kt against 3,710 kt in Belgium, a difference of 1,832 kt.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st of 103 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 3,062 kt 8,313 kt 5,252 kt Spain
2010s 3,839 kt 5,931 kt 2,092 kt Spain
2020s 3,864 kt 5,518 kt 1,654 kt Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Belgium or Spain?
Spain, at 5,542 kt against 3,710 kt in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Belgium and Spain?
1,832 kt, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for food processing — emissions?
Belgium ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — 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 Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 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