Spain vs Western Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions
Solid Food Waste — Emissions over time
- Spain
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 1,396 kt against 339.9 kt in Spain, a difference of 1,056 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 4.1 times Spain's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283.58 kt | 1,226 kt | 942.23 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 321.28 kt | 1,304 kt | 983.2 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 335.87 kt | 1,373 kt | 1,037 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 339.25 kt | 1,394 kt | 1,054 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Spain or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 1,396 kt against 339.9 kt in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Spain and Western Africa?
- 1,056 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Western Africa rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?
- Spain ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 20th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.