Food Retail — Emissions in Spain

Spain: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.122 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.122 kt
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
30th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1306 kt
in 2017
All-time low
0.0352 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2023

0.040.060.080.10.120.141990200620231990: 0.035 kt1991: 0.04 kt1992: 0.044 kt1993: 0.039 kt1994: 0.042 kt1995: 0.044 kt1996: 0.047 kt1997: 0.052 kt1998: 0.053 kt1999: 0.057 kt2000: 0.071 kt2001: 0.072 kt2002: 0.073 kt2003: 0.075 kt2004: 0.081 kt2005: 0.086 kt2006: 0.09 kt2007: 0.089 kt2008: 0.093 kt2009: 0.092 kt2010: 0.095 kt2011: 0.097 kt2012: 0.098 kt2013: 0.125 kt2014: 0.112 kt2015: 0.116 kt2016: 0.121 kt2017: 0.131 kt2018: 0.13 kt2019: 0.13 kt2020: 0.116 kt2021: 0.123 kt2022: 0.123 kt2023: 0.122 kt

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.122 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Spain peaked at 0.1306 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0352 kt, in 1990.

That places Spain 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0454 kt 0.0352 kt 0.0573 kt 10
2000s 0.0825 kt 0.0715 kt 0.0932 kt 10
2010s 0.1153 kt 0.0953 kt 0.1306 kt 10
2020s 0.121 kt 0.1162 kt 0.123 kt 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 27 Morocco 0.149 kt compare
  2. 28 Benin 0.1298 kt compare
  3. 29 Poland 0.1275 kt compare
  4. 31 Kazakhstan 0.1117 kt compare
  5. 32 Canada 0.1066 kt compare
  6. 33 Ukraine 0.0953 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Spain?
Food retail — emissions in Spain was 0.122 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.1306 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0352 kt in 1990.
How does Spain rank for food retail — emissions?
Spain ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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