Food Processing — Emissions in Spain

Spain: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.2603 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2603 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.4032 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0.1695 kt
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.175 kt1991: 0.176 kt1992: 0.177 kt1993: 0.176 kt1994: 0.195 kt1995: 0.203 kt1996: 0.175 kt1997: 0.178 kt1998: 0.17 kt1999: 0.311 kt2000: 0.403 kt2001: 0.228 kt2002: 0.248 kt2003: 0.263 kt2004: 0.264 kt2005: 0.255 kt2006: 0.211 kt2007: 0.226 kt2008: 0.225 kt2009: 0.218 kt2010: 0.223 kt2011: 0.201 kt2012: 0.23 kt2013: 0.242 kt2014: 0.249 kt2015: 0.272 kt2016: 0.279 kt2017: 0.271 kt2018: 0.282 kt2019: 0.285 kt2020: 0.228 kt2021: 0.247 kt2022: 0.26 kt2023: 0.26 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Spain stood at 0.2603 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Spain peaked at 0.4032 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1695 kt, in 1998.

Spain ranks 28th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Spain, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1753 kt —
1991 0.1757 kt +0.2%
1992 0.1767 kt +0.6%
1993 0.1761 kt -0.3%
1994 0.1954 kt +11.0%
1995 0.2032 kt +4.0%
1996 0.1747 kt -14.0%
1997 0.1777 kt +1.7%
1998 0.1695 kt -4.6%
1999 0.3107 kt +83.3%
2000 0.4032 kt +29.8%
2001 0.2277 kt -43.5%
2002 0.2481 kt +9.0%
2003 0.2625 kt +5.8%
2004 0.2638 kt +0.5%
2005 0.2546 kt -3.5%
2006 0.2106 kt -17.3%
2007 0.2263 kt +7.5%
2008 0.2252 kt -0.5%
2009 0.2179 kt -3.2%
2010 0.2233 kt +2.5%
2011 0.2009 kt -10.0%
2012 0.2303 kt +14.6%
2013 0.2425 kt +5.3%
2014 0.2489 kt +2.6%
2015 0.2722 kt +9.4%
2016 0.2794 kt +2.6%
2017 0.2711 kt -3.0%
2018 0.2819 kt +4.0%
2019 0.2852 kt +1.2%
2020 0.2284 kt -19.9%
2021 0.2469 kt +8.1%
2022 0.2603 kt +5.4%
2023 0.2603 kt +0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.2603 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0442 kt, 5.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.2603 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0407 kt, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — 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
1999 +83.3% 0.1695 kt 0.3107 kt
2001 -43.5% 0.4032 kt 0.2277 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1935 kt 0.1695 kt 0.3107 kt 10
2000s 0.254 kt 0.2106 kt 0.4032 kt 10
2010s 0.2536 kt 0.2009 kt 0.2852 kt 10
2020s 0.249 kt 0.2284 kt 0.2603 kt 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 25 Chile 0.3055 kt compare
  2. 26 Philippines 0.297 kt compare
  3. 27 Italy 0.263 kt compare
  4. 29 New Zealand 0.2472 kt compare
  5. 30 Denmark 0.2418 kt compare
  6. 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.2148 kt compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Spain?
Food processing — emissions in Spain was 0.2603 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.4032 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1695 kt in 1998.
How does Spain rank for food processing — emissions?
Spain ranks 28th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 data points, 1990–2023
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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