France vs Spain: Waste — Emissions Share
France
0.89 %
in 2023
Spain
1.79 %
in 2023
France rank
5th
Spain rank
4th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.79 % against 0.89 % in France, a difference of 0.9 %.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.0 times France's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Spain ranks 4th of 148 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.47 % | 1.4 % | 0.927 % | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.617 % | 1.07 % | 0.454 % | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.759 % | 1.31 % | 0.551 % | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.8325 % | 1.77 % | 0.94 % | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.79 % against 0.89 % in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between France and Spain?
- 0.9 %, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- France ranks 5th and Spain ranks 4th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). 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 indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.