Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Spain

Spain: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 13,554 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13,554 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 235 countries
All-time high
23,671 kt
in 2003
All-time low
13,370 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Spain, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 16.5k kt1991: 16.8k kt1992: 17.1k kt1993: 17.3k kt1994: 17.5k kt1995: 17.8k kt1996: 17.7k kt1997: 19.7k kt1998: 22.1k kt1999: 21.3k kt2000: 21.6k kt2001: 21.8k kt2002: 22.1k kt2003: 23.7k kt2004: 22.7k kt2005: 14.8k kt2006: 15.2k kt2007: 15.6k kt2008: 13.7k kt2009: 13.7k kt2010: 13.8k kt2011: 13.8k kt2012: 13.9k kt2013: 14.0k kt2014: 13.8k kt2015: 13.5k kt2016: 13.4k kt2017: 13.4k kt2018: 13.4k kt2019: 13.5k kt2020: 13.5k kt2021: 13.5k kt2022: 13.5k kt2023: 13.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Spain recorded 13,554 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Spain peaked at 23,671 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13,370 kt, in 2017.

Spain ranks 16th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,399 kt 16,528 kt 22,084 kt 10
2000s 18,484 kt 13,713 kt 23,671 kt 10
2010s 13,637 kt 13,370 kt 13,958 kt 10
2020s 13,521 kt 13,491 kt 13,554 kt 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 13 Bangladesh 18,142 kt compare
  2. 14 Thailand 17,974 kt compare
  3. 15 Egypt 17,863 kt compare
  4. 17 Caribbean 12,446 kt compare
  5. 18 Colombia 12,338 kt compare
  6. 19 Japan 12,061 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Spain?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Spain was 13,554 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 23,671 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 13,370 kt in 2017.
How does Spain rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Spain ranks 16th out of 235 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.