Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Spain

Spain: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,805 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,805 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 203 countries
All-time high
7,524 kt
in 2007
All-time low
2,065 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Spain, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 3.9k kt1991: 4.0k kt1992: 4.3k kt1993: 2.7k kt1994: 2.9k kt1995: 2.2k kt1996: 2.1k kt1997: 2.6k kt1998: 2.9k kt1999: 3.6k kt2000: 4.2k kt2001: 4.4k kt2002: 5.1k kt2003: 5.1k kt2004: 5.7k kt2005: 6.4k kt2006: 7.0k kt2007: 7.5k kt2008: 7.4k kt2009: 6.9k kt2010: 6.5k kt2011: 7.1k kt2012: 7.1k kt2013: 6.3k kt2014: 6.2k kt2015: 4.8k kt2016: 4.5k kt2017: 4.5k kt2018: 3.8k kt2019: 3.4k kt2020: 2.8k kt2021: 2.9k kt2022: 2.8k kt2023: 2.8k kt

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 2,805 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Spain peaked at 7,524 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,065 kt, in 1996.

Spain ranks 41st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Spain, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,872 kt
1991 3,988 kt +3.0%
1992 4,259 kt +6.8%
1993 2,726 kt -36.0%
1994 2,872 kt +5.4%
1995 2,179 kt -24.2%
1996 2,065 kt -5.2%
1997 2,610 kt +26.3%
1998 2,853 kt +9.3%
1999 3,619 kt +26.9%
2000 4,245 kt +17.3%
2001 4,375 kt +3.1%
2002 5,076 kt +16.0%
2003 5,097 kt +0.4%
2004 5,697 kt +11.8%
2005 6,435 kt +13.0%
2006 6,987 kt +8.6%
2007 7,524 kt +7.7%
2008 7,407 kt -1.6%
2009 6,933 kt -6.4%
2010 6,517 kt -6.0%
2011 7,106 kt +9.0%
2012 7,069 kt -0.5%
2013 6,314 kt -10.7%
2014 6,164 kt -2.4%
2015 4,836 kt -21.6%
2016 4,478 kt -7.4%
2017 4,479 kt +0.0%
2018 3,765 kt -15.9%
2019 3,354 kt -10.9%
2020 2,816 kt -16.1%
2021 2,854 kt +1.4%
2022 2,821 kt -1.2%
2023 2,805 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,104 kt 2,065 kt 4,259 kt 10
2000s 5,978 kt 4,245 kt 7,524 kt 10
2010s 5,408 kt 3,354 kt 7,106 kt 10
2020s 2,824 kt 2,805 kt 2,854 kt 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 38 Singapore 2,993 kt compare
  2. 39 Palestine, State of 2,952 kt compare
  3. 40 Qatar 2,817 kt compare
  4. 42 Greece 2,731 kt compare
  5. 43 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,717 kt compare
  6. 44 Bangladesh 2,577 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Spain?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Spain was 2,805 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 7,524 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 2,065 kt in 1996.
How does Spain rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Spain ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 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