Spain vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Spain
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 147,890 kt against 20,644 kt in Spain, a difference of 127,246 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 7.2 times Spain's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,202 kt | 179,859 kt | 172,657 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 11,526 kt | 233,307 kt | 221,781 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 13,075 kt | 244,472 kt | 231,396 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 15,113 kt | 222,272 kt | 207,160 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 19,785 kt | 162,036 kt | 142,251 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 20,869 kt | 140,857 kt | 119,987 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 20,684 kt | 146,641 kt | 125,957 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Spain or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 147,890 kt against 20,644 kt in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Spain and United States of America?
- 127,246 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Spain ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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 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