Spanish
11
TH
1
Spanish
Greendex Score 2014
51.3
GOODS
2
Score
11
TH
HOUSING
Score
Rank
46.0
9
2008
45.8
14
2009
44.9
14
2010
47.6
10
2012
Rank
46.8
7
12
32.0
2008
2014
TRANSPORTATION
Score
FOOD
7
8
9
10
43.0
43.2
42.7
42.2
2009
2010
2012
2014
2
Score
Rank
62.6
9
2008
61.5
13
2009
“Improved ranking since 2012”
61.1
62.1
12
12
2010
2012
62.0
13
2014
“Declined ranking since 2012”
Rank
57.5
58.5
11
11
2008
“Equal ranking as in 2012”
2009
55.9
57.1
56.8
13
14
16
2010
2012
2014
Spain
Spanish
11
TH
GOODS
THE GOODS SUB-INDEX CONSISTS OF 16 VARIABLES AND IS A COMBINATION OF
EVERYDAY CONSUMPTION AND OWNERSHIP OF BIG-TICKET ITEMS
1
2
Score
Rank
46.0
45.8
44.9
9
14
14
2008
75%
frequently recycle materials
2009
2010
47.6
46.8
10
12
2012
2014
Spanish consumers have increased how often they try to buy things
“used” or pre-owned rather than brand new, but they remain among the
least likely to do so compared to consumers in the other countries
surveyed. Since 2010, they have become more likely to prefer repairing
broken things to replacing them.
They are more likely than the 18-country average to use their own bag
when shopping, but are among the least likely to buy environmentally
friendly products.
Spanish consumers’ households are more likely than average to contain
three or more TVs.
“Improved ranking since 2012”
“Declined ranking since 2012”
“Equal ranking as in 2012”
Spain
Spanish
11
TH
FOOD
1
2
Score
Rank
57.5
58.5
11
11
2008
42%
consume bottled
water daily
2009
55.9
57.1
56.8
13
14
16
2010
2012
2014
Spanish consumers have increased their consumption of chicken since
2012, and they have increased their consumption of fish and seafood
since 2009.
Of the consumers in the countries surveyed, they are among the least
frequent consumers of self-grown food. Spanish consumers eat fruits and
vegetables more frequently than many other groups, while their consumption of organic or natural food is around the 18-country average.
They are among the least frequent consumers of convenient
(prepared/packaged/processed) foods.
“Improved ranking since 2012”
“Declined ranking since 2012”
“Equal ranking as in 2012”
Spain
Spanish
11
TH
1
HOUSING
Score
Rank
7
7
8
9
10
43.0
43.2
42.7
42.2
32.0
2008
31%
have an energy-saving
dishwasher in their homes
2009
2010
2012
2014
Spanish consumers are the most likely of the 18 groups surveyed to
frequently keep their heating and cooling at a low setting to save energy,
and are more likely than average to minimize their use of fresh water.
Compared to the 18-country average, Spanish consumers are more likely
to use natural gas to heat their homes, but there has been a decrease in
their purchasing of “green” electricity since 2010.
Since 2010, there has been an increase in the proportion of Spanish
consumers who feel that owning a big house is a very important goal in
their life.
“Improved ranking since 2012”
“Declined ranking since 2012”
“Equal ranking as in 2012”
Spain
Spanish
11
TH
1
TRANSPORTATION
Score
62.6
61.5
61.1
62.1
62.0
9
13
12
12
13
2008
52%
of those who drive
motor vehicles drive a
sedan or station wagon
2009
2010
2012
2014
Since 2010, there has been a decrease in how often Spanish consumers
drive alone in a car or truck, but compared to the 18-country average,
they remain more likely to do so frequently. They are among the least
likely to drive with others on a regular basis.
They frequently walk or ride a bike to their usual destinations and have
become more likely to do so since 2009, and they have also become more
likely to say they choose to live close to their usual destinations for
environmental reasons.
Spanish consumers report around average use of local public
transportation.
“Improved ranking since 2012”
“Declined ranking since 2012”
“Equal ranking as in 2012”
Rank