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: 0.091 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

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Spain stood at 0.122 kt.

The figure 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.

Food Retail — Emissions in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Spain, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0352 kt —
1991 0.0404 kt +14.8%
1992 0.0439 kt +8.7%
1993 0.039 kt -11.2%
1994 0.0419 kt +7.4%
1995 0.0441 kt +5.2%
1996 0.0467 kt +6.0%
1997 0.0519 kt +11.1%
1998 0.0531 kt +2.2%
1999 0.0573 kt +7.9%
2000 0.0715 kt +24.8%
2001 0.0722 kt +1.0%
2002 0.0732 kt +1.4%
2003 0.0753 kt +2.9%
2004 0.0811 kt +7.6%
2005 0.0858 kt +5.8%
2006 0.0905 kt +5.5%
2007 0.0895 kt -1.2%
2008 0.0932 kt +4.2%
2009 0.0924 kt -0.8%
2010 0.0953 kt +3.1%
2011 0.0971 kt +1.9%
2012 0.0976 kt +0.6%
2013 0.1246 kt +27.7%
2014 0.112 kt -10.1%
2015 0.1156 kt +3.2%
2016 0.1207 kt +4.4%
2017 0.1306 kt +8.2%
2018 0.1297 kt -0.7%
2019 0.1298 kt +0.1%
2020 0.1162 kt -10.5%
2021 0.1227 kt +5.6%
2022 0.123 kt +0.2%
2023 0.122 kt -0.8%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.122 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 kt, 9.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.122 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.016 kt, 7.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)

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. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 0.296 kt compare
  4. 29 Poland 0.1275 kt compare
  5. 31 Kazakhstan 0.1117 kt compare
  6. 31 Caribbean 0.1702 kt compare
  7. 32 Canada 0.1066 kt compare
  8. 33 Cabo Verde 0.0012 kt compare
  9. 33 Ukraine 0.0953 kt compare

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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
243 places, 7,524 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.