India vs Spain: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
India
32.5%
in 2015
Spain
30.9%
in 2015
India rank
126th
Spain rank
129th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- India
- Spain
How they compare
India currently reports 32.5% against 30.9% in Spain, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 126th and Spain ranks 129th of 217 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 31.9% | 22.8% | India |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 28.9% | 18.4% | India |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 30.6% | 4.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food, India or Spain?
- India, at 32.5% against 30.9% in Spain as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between India and Spain?
- 1.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do India and Spain rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- India ranks 126th and Spain ranks 129th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.