Africa vs Spain: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Africa currently reports 12,044 kt against 5,542 kt in Spain, a difference of 6,502 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Africa ranks 19th and Spain ranks 21st of 36 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 255.83 kt | 6,730 kt | 6,475 kt | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,364 kt | 8,313 kt | 6,950 kt | Spain |
| 2010s | 7,397 kt | 5,931 kt | 1,465 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 10,828 kt | 5,518 kt | 5,310 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Africa or Spain?
- Africa, at 12,044 kt against 5,542 kt in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Africa and Spain?
- 6,502 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Spain rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Africa ranks 19th and Spain ranks 21st of 36 groups.
- 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
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.