Northern America vs Spain: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Northern America
- Spain
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 46,347 kt against 9,517 kt in Spain, a difference of 36,830 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.9 times Spain's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 34 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,537 kt | 7,940 kt | 35,596 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 45,101 kt | 8,996 kt | 36,105 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 45,803 kt | 9,404 kt | 36,399 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 46,218 kt | 9,499 kt | 36,719 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Northern America or Spain?
- Northern America, at 46,347 kt against 9,517 kt in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Northern America and Spain?
- 36,830 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Spain rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern America ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — 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
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.