Northern Africa vs Spain: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)

Northern Africa
14,984 kt
in 2023
Spain
6,825 kt
in 2023
Northern Africa rank
24th
Spain rank
21st

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Northern Africa
  • Spain
5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k199020062023

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 14,984 kt against 6,825 kt in Spain, a difference of 8,159 kt.

That makes Northern 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.

Northern Africa ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 5,417 kt 5,716 kt 299 kt Spain
2000s 9,146 kt 7,787 kt 1,359 kt Northern Africa
2010s 15,483 kt 6,765 kt 8,718 kt Northern Africa
2020s 14,743 kt 6,480 kt 8,264 kt Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Northern Africa or Spain?
Northern Africa, at 14,984 kt against 6,825 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Northern Africa and Spain?
8,159 kt, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Northern Africa and Spain rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern Africa ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 8,776 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