Spain vs Sweden: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Spain
4.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
4.36 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain rank
79th
Sweden rank
77th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Spain
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.36 tonnes per person against 4.3 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Spain ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 77th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 2.55 tonnes per person 4.43 tonnes per person 1.88 tonnes per person Sweden
1970s 4.83 tonnes per person 7.89 tonnes per person 3.06 tonnes per person Sweden
1980s 5.02 tonnes per person 5.7 tonnes per person 0.679 tonnes per person Sweden
1990s 5.89 tonnes per person 5.81 tonnes per person 0.0831 tonnes per person Spain
2000s 7.25 tonnes per person 6.16 tonnes per person 1.09 tonnes per person Spain
2010s 5.36 tonnes per person 5.12 tonnes per person 0.2385 tonnes per person Spain
2020s 4.42 tonnes per person 4.38 tonnes per person 0.0409 tonnes per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Spain or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.36 tonnes per person against 4.3 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Spain and Sweden?
0.06 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Spain ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 77th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.