Food Retail — Emissions in Spain

Spain: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0234 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0234 kt
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0461 kt
in 2005
All-time low
0.0223 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2023

00.010.020.030.040.051990200620231990: 0.023 kt1991: 0.023 kt1992: 0.026 kt1993: 0.024 kt1994: 0.026 kt1995: 0.027 kt1996: 0.025 kt1997: 0.03 kt1998: 0.031 kt1999: 0.038 kt2000: 0.043 kt2001: 0.04 kt2002: 0.045 kt2003: 0.041 kt2004: 0.044 kt2005: 0.046 kt2006: 0.042 kt2007: 0.045 kt2008: 0.038 kt2009: 0.035 kt2010: 0.026 kt2011: 0.039 kt2012: 0.042 kt2013: 0.037 kt2014: 0.037 kt2015: 0.041 kt2016: 0.036 kt2017: 0.041 kt2018: 0.037 kt2019: 0.025 kt2020: 0.022 kt2021: 0.023 kt2022: 0.024 kt2023: 0.023 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Spain is 0.0234 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Spain peaked at 0.0461 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 kt, in 2020.

That places Spain 31st 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 (N2O) in Spain, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0226 kt
1991 0.0228 kt +0.9%
1992 0.0263 kt +15.4%
1993 0.0236 kt -10.3%
1994 0.0258 kt +9.3%
1995 0.0272 kt +5.4%
1996 0.0248 kt -8.8%
1997 0.0301 kt +21.4%
1998 0.0311 kt +3.3%
1999 0.0376 kt +20.9%
2000 0.0429 kt +14.1%
2001 0.0397 kt -7.5%
2002 0.0453 kt +14.1%
2003 0.0413 kt -8.8%
2004 0.0439 kt +6.3%
2005 0.0461 kt +5.0%
2006 0.042 kt -8.9%
2007 0.0452 kt +7.6%
2008 0.0382 kt -15.5%
2009 0.0351 kt -8.1%
2010 0.0257 kt -26.8%
2011 0.0391 kt +52.1%
2012 0.0423 kt +8.2%
2013 0.0372 kt -12.1%
2014 0.0368 kt -1.1%
2015 0.0412 kt +12.0%
2016 0.0357 kt -13.3%
2017 0.0407 kt +14.0%
2018 0.0373 kt -8.4%
2019 0.0248 kt -33.5%
2020 0.0223 kt -10.1%
2021 0.0234 kt +4.9%
2022 0.0236 kt +0.9%
2023 0.0234 kt -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0272 kt 0.0226 kt 0.0376 kt 10
2000s 0.042 kt 0.0351 kt 0.0461 kt 10
2010s 0.0361 kt 0.0248 kt 0.0423 kt 10
2020s 0.0232 kt 0.0223 kt 0.0236 kt 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 28 Brazil 0.028 kt compare
  2. 29 France 0.0271 kt compare
  3. 30 Ukraine 0.027 kt compare
  4. 32 Guatemala 0.023 kt compare
  5. 32 Sudan (former) 0.023 kt compare
  6. 34 Canada 0.0215 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 0.0234 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 0.0461 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 kt in 2020.
How does Spain rank for food retail — emissions?
Spain ranks 31st 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 37.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
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