Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, Central America or Spain?

Central America, at 2,609 kt against 449.44 kt in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between Central America and Spain?

2,160 kt, with Central America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Spain?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central America vs Spain: Pre- and post-production — Emissions

Central America

2,609 kt

in 2023

Spain

449.44 kt

in 2023

Central America rank

17th

Spain rank

16th

Pre- and post-production — Emissions over time

Central America
Spain

How they compare

Central America currently reports 2,609 kt against 449.44 kt in Spain, a difference of 2,160 kt.

That makes Central America's figure about 5.8 times Spain's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.

Central America ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 38 groups.

Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central America	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,786 kt	628.62 kt	1,158 kt	Central America
2000s	2,152 kt	628.25 kt	1,524 kt	Central America
2010s	2,518 kt	453.6 kt	2,064 kt	Central America
2020s	2,601 kt	448.54 kt	2,152 kt	Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, Central America or Spain?: Central America, at 2,609 kt against 449.44 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between Central America and Spain?: 2,160 kt, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Spain?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Central America and Spain rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions?: Central America ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.