Eastern Asia vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Eastern Asia
8,535 kt
in 2023
Spain
4,180 kt
in 2023
Eastern Asia rank
5th
Spain rank
2nd

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Spain
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 8,535 kt against 4,180 kt in Spain, a difference of 4,355 kt.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.0 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd of 33 groups.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt —
1970s 3,062 kt 1,768 kt 1,294 kt Eastern Asia
1980s 3,668 kt 2,307 kt 1,361 kt Eastern Asia
1990s 5,640 kt 2,328 kt 3,312 kt Eastern Asia
2000s 7,169 kt 3,113 kt 4,056 kt Eastern Asia
2010s 8,316 kt 3,326 kt 4,990 kt Eastern Asia
2020s 8,506 kt 4,048 kt 4,458 kt Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Eastern Asia or Spain?
Eastern Asia, at 8,535 kt against 4,180 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Eastern Asia and Spain?
4,355 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eastern Asia and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions?
Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf