Portugal vs Spain: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Portugal
0.0148 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0137 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
55th
Spain rank
58th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0148 kt per square kilometre against 0.0137 kt per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0011 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 55th and Spain ranks 58th of 196 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | 0.013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.0148 kt per square kilometre against 0.0137 kt per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 55th and Spain ranks 58th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.