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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Spain

Spain: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0039 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
20th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.0088 kt per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0039 kt per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Spain, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.005 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.005 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.005 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.005 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.004 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0039 kt per square kilometre for food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0088 kt per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 kt per square kilometre, in 2022.

Spain ranks 20th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Spain, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.005 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0052 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1992 0.0054 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1993 0.0054 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1994 0.0056 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1995 0.0056 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1996 0.0055 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
1997 0.0065 kt per square kilometre +17.4%
1998 0.0062 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
1999 0.0071 kt per square kilometre +14.3%
2000 0.0076 kt per square kilometre +7.7%
2001 0.008 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
2002 0.0082 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2003 0.0088 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
2004 0.0082 kt per square kilometre -7.1%
2005 0.0088 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
2006 0.007 kt per square kilometre -21.2%
2007 0.0077 kt per square kilometre +10.0%
2008 0.0066 kt per square kilometre -13.4%
2009 0.0048 kt per square kilometre -28.1%
2010 0.0041 kt per square kilometre -13.3%
2011 0.0046 kt per square kilometre +9.9%
2012 0.0045 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2013 0.004 kt per square kilometre -10.4%
2014 0.0039 kt per square kilometre -4.1%
2015 0.0043 kt per square kilometre +12.5%
2016 0.0042 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
2017 0.0048 kt per square kilometre +14.5%
2018 0.0045 kt per square kilometre -6.1%
2019 0.0041 kt per square kilometre -8.5%
2020 0.0039 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
2021 0.0043 kt per square kilometre +11.1%
2022 0.0039 kt per square kilometre -10.3%
2023 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.0039 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 kt per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.0039 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 kt per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.005 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0088 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 17 Czechia 0.008 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 18 Serbia 0.0054 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 19 Portugal 0.0045 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 21 Greece 0.0038 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 22 Thailand 0.0038 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 23 New Caledonia 0.0037 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Spain?
Food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.0088 kt per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Spain rank for food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
111 places, 3,249 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.