Share global food emissions in Spain
Spain: Share global food emissions was 0.5418 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.5418
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.6608
in 2003
All-time low
0.4898
in 1993
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Spain, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Spain is 0.5418, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Spain peaked at 0.6608 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4898, in 1993.
Spain ranks 41st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4978 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5063 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5059 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4898 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5025 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5136 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5317 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5274 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5534 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5878 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6298 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6556 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.628 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6608 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6395 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.642 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6195 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6484 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6045 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5682 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5623 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5768 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5644 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5443 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5385 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5418 | +0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.5418 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 7.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.5418 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 4.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5216 | 0.4898 | 0.5878 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6296 | 0.5682 | 0.6608 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5547 | 0.5385 | 0.5768 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 38 Poland 0.5601 compare
- 39 South Africa 0.5546 compare
- 40 Italy 0.5503 compare
- 42 Philippines 0.5135 compare
- 43 South Korea 0.4968 compare
- 44 Ukraine 0.4508 compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global food emissions in Spain?
- Share global food emissions in Spain was 0.5418 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6608 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4898 in 1993.
- How does Spain rank for share global food emissions?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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