Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Spain
Spain: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Spain, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Spain is 0.5%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Spain peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 38 Poland 0.6% compare
- 39 South Africa 0.6% compare
- 40 Italy 0.6% compare
- 42 Philippines 0.5% compare
- 43 South Korea 0.5% compare
- 44 Ukraine 0.5% compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 49.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 39.74 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 15.70 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Spain?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Spain was 0.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1993.
- How does Spain rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.