Belgium vs Spain: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Belgium
- Spain
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
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.