South Africa vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
South Africa
365.71 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Spain
420.02 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa rank
70th
Spain rank
67th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 420.02 tonnes per square kilometre against 365.71 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 54.31 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 70th and Spain ranks 67th of 192 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 166.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 210.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 344.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 133.41 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 307.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 385.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 77.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 352.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 467.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 115.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 387.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 629.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 242.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 385.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 500.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 114.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 362.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 424.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 61.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, South Africa or Spain?
- Spain, at 420.02 tonnes per square kilometre against 365.71 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between South Africa and Spain?
- 54.31 tonnes per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 70th and Spain ranks 67th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.