South America vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time
- South America
- Spain
How they compare
South America currently reports 31.8 kt against 6.34 kt in Spain, a difference of 25.46 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 5.0 times Spain's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st of 33 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.25 kt | 2.7 kt | 5.55 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 11.1 kt | 3.47 kt | 7.63 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 14.3 kt | 4.08 kt | 10.22 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 18.72 kt | 4.36 kt | 14.36 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 22.96 kt | 5.76 kt | 17.2 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 28.12 kt | 6.1 kt | 22.02 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 31.14 kt | 6.3 kt | 24.83 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, South America or Spain?
- South America, at 31.8 kt against 6.34 kt in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between South America and Spain?
- 25.46 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South America and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions?
- South America ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). 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