Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Spain
Spain: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 339.9 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Spain stood at 339.9 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Spain peaked at 339.9 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 250.31 kt, in 1990.
That places Spain 15th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Spain, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 250.31 kt | — |
| 1991 | 260.45 kt | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 269.45 kt | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 277.01 kt | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 283.64 kt | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 289.69 kt | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 295.02 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 299.54 kt | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 303.57 kt | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 307.13 kt | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 310.14 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 312.86 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 315.43 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 318.07 kt | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 320.62 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 322.96 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 325.14 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 327.29 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 329.33 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 330.95 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 332.29 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 333.54 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 334.44 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 335.28 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 336.04 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 336.47 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 336.91 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 337.4 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 337.95 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 338.39 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 338.63 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 339.06 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 339.41 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 339.9 kt | +0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 339.9 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 31.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 339.9 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.55 kt, 27.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283.58 kt | 250.31 kt | 307.13 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 321.28 kt | 310.14 kt | 330.95 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.87 kt | 332.29 kt | 338.39 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 339.25 kt | 338.63 kt | 339.9 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Egypt 453.62 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 48.82 kt compare
- 13 Bangladesh 382.4 kt compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.44 kt compare
- 14 Iraq 340.9 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 1.24 kt compare
- 16 Argentina 316.49 kt compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 312.92 kt compare
- 18 Colombia 300.43 kt 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 solid food waste — emissions in Spain?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Spain was 339.9 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 339.9 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 250.31 kt in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.