Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)

Spain
0.0375 kt
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0845 kt
in 2023
Spain rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.0250.050.0750.1199020062023

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 0.0845 kt against 0.0375 kt in Spain, a difference of 0.047 kt.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 105 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0682 kt 0.0021 kt 0.0661 kt Spain
2000s 0.0801 kt 0.0136 kt 0.0665 kt Spain
2010s 0.0537 kt 0.0462 kt 0.0076 kt Spain
2020s 0.0367 kt 0.0723 kt 0.0356 kt Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 0.0845 kt against 0.0375 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.047 kt, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food processing — emissions?
Spain ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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

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.