Food Processing — Emissions in Spain

Spain: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.0375 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0375 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.1094 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0.0343 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2023

0.040.060.080.11990200620231990: 0.066 kt1991: 0.065 kt1992: 0.07 kt1993: 0.065 kt1994: 0.069 kt1995: 0.073 kt1996: 0.058 kt1997: 0.064 kt1998: 0.063 kt1999: 0.09 kt2000: 0.109 kt2001: 0.077 kt2002: 0.089 kt2003: 0.086 kt2004: 0.088 kt2005: 0.091 kt2006: 0.067 kt2007: 0.075 kt2008: 0.062 kt2009: 0.056 kt2010: 0.046 kt2011: 0.054 kt2012: 0.056 kt2013: 0.052 kt2014: 0.061 kt2015: 0.065 kt2016: 0.057 kt2017: 0.057 kt2018: 0.051 kt2019: 0.037 kt2020: 0.034 kt2021: 0.037 kt2022: 0.037 kt2023: 0.037 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Spain stood at 0.0375 kt.

That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Spain peaked at 0.1094 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0343 kt, in 2020.

Spain ranks 25th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Spain, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0664 kt —
1991 0.0648 kt -2.4%
1992 0.0701 kt +8.2%
1993 0.0646 kt -7.8%
1994 0.0691 kt +7.0%
1995 0.073 kt +5.6%
1996 0.0578 kt -20.8%
1997 0.0639 kt +10.6%
1998 0.0631 kt -1.3%
1999 0.0896 kt +42.0%
2000 0.1094 kt +22.1%
2001 0.0773 kt -29.3%
2002 0.0895 kt +15.8%
2003 0.0856 kt -4.4%
2004 0.0881 kt +2.9%
2005 0.091 kt +3.3%
2006 0.0668 kt -26.6%
2007 0.0749 kt +12.1%
2008 0.0625 kt -16.6%
2009 0.0561 kt -10.2%
2010 0.0458 kt -18.4%
2011 0.054 kt +17.9%
2012 0.0559 kt +3.5%
2013 0.0525 kt -6.1%
2014 0.0611 kt +16.4%
2015 0.0654 kt +7.0%
2016 0.0573 kt -12.4%
2017 0.0574 kt +0.2%
2018 0.0509 kt -11.3%
2019 0.0371 kt -27.1%
2020 0.0343 kt -7.5%
2021 0.0375 kt +9.3%
2022 0.0375 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0375 kt +0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.0375 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082 kt, 4.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.0375 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0062 kt, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0682 kt 0.0578 kt 0.0896 kt 10
2000s 0.0801 kt 0.0561 kt 0.1094 kt 10
2010s 0.0537 kt 0.0371 kt 0.0654 kt 10
2020s 0.0367 kt 0.0343 kt 0.0375 kt 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 22 Italy 0.0571 kt compare
  2. 23 Ukraine 0.042 kt compare
  3. 24 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0412 kt compare
  4. 26 Serbia 0.0374 kt compare
  5. 27 Zimbabwe 0.0355 kt compare
  6. 28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0334 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 0.0375 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 0.1094 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0343 kt in 2020.
How does Spain rank for food processing — emissions?
Spain ranks 25th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Processing — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
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