Italy vs Spain: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Italy
0.6%
in 2015
Spain
0.5%
in 2015
Italy rank
40th
Spain rank
41st
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 40th and Spain ranks 41st of 217 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Spain as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Italy and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Italy ranks 40th and Spain ranks 41st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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.