Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Spain

Spain: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.1962 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1962 kt
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
38th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.4448 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.1962 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.32 kt1991: 0.406 kt1992: 0.445 kt1993: 0.385 kt1994: 0.385 kt1995: 0.302 kt1996: 0.316 kt1997: 0.316 kt1998: 0.311 kt1999: 0.292 kt2000: 0.297 kt2001: 0.324 kt2002: 0.305 kt2003: 0.321 kt2004: 0.324 kt2005: 0.338 kt2006: 0.334 kt2007: 0.325 kt2008: 0.328 kt2009: 0.322 kt2010: 0.315 kt2011: 0.26 kt2012: 0.249 kt2013: 0.252 kt2014: 0.245 kt2015: 0.248 kt2016: 0.242 kt2017: 0.242 kt2018: 0.247 kt2019: 0.236 kt2020: 0.222 kt2021: 0.221 kt2022: 0.202 kt2023: 0.196 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Spain stood at 0.1962 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Spain peaked at 0.4448 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1962 kt, in 2023.

Spain ranks 38th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in Spain, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.3204 kt —
1991 0.4064 kt +26.9%
1992 0.4448 kt +9.4%
1993 0.3852 kt -13.4%
1994 0.3848 kt -0.1%
1995 0.3015 kt -21.6%
1996 0.3165 kt +5.0%
1997 0.3162 kt -0.1%
1998 0.3114 kt -1.5%
1999 0.2924 kt -6.1%
2000 0.2972 kt +1.6%
2001 0.3239 kt +9.0%
2002 0.3051 kt -5.8%
2003 0.3207 kt +5.1%
2004 0.3241 kt +1.0%
2005 0.3378 kt +4.2%
2006 0.3338 kt -1.2%
2007 0.3251 kt -2.6%
2008 0.3284 kt +1.0%
2009 0.3216 kt -2.1%
2010 0.3149 kt -2.1%
2011 0.2599 kt -17.4%
2012 0.2495 kt -4.0%
2013 0.2524 kt +1.2%
2014 0.2446 kt -3.1%
2015 0.2479 kt +1.4%
2016 0.242 kt -2.4%
2017 0.2419 kt -0.0%
2018 0.2468 kt +2.0%
2019 0.2357 kt -4.5%
2020 0.2217 kt -6.0%
2021 0.2206 kt -0.5%
2022 0.202 kt -8.4%
2023 0.1962 kt -2.9%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.1962 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 kt, 10.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.1962 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0417 kt, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +26.9% 0.3204 kt 0.4064 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.348 kt 0.2924 kt 0.4448 kt 10
2000s 0.3218 kt 0.2972 kt 0.3378 kt 10
2010s 0.2536 kt 0.2357 kt 0.3149 kt 10
2020s 0.2101 kt 0.1962 kt 0.2217 kt 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 35 Australia and New Zealand 0.2178 kt compare
  2. 36 Australia 0.2053 kt compare
  3. 37 Guatemala 0.2031 kt compare
  4. 39 Peru 0.1709 kt compare
  5. 40 Romania 0.1648 kt compare
  6. 41 Tunisia 0.1647 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Spain?
Food household consumption — emissions in Spain was 0.1962 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.4448 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1962 kt in 2023.
How does Spain rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Spain ranks 38th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.