China vs Spain: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

China
0.0079 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0065 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
24th
Spain rank
26th

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Spain
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0079 kt per square kilometre against 0.0065 kt per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0014 kt per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

China ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.0047 kt per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0087 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.0061 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.009 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0079 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Spain?
China, at 0.0079 kt per square kilometre against 0.0065 kt per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Spain?
0.0014 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Spain rank globally for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
China ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,914 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.