Netherlands vs Spain: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Netherlands
0.145 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Spain
0.1441 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Netherlands rank
119th
Spain rank
120th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.145 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ in Spain, a difference of 0.0009 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 177 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 119th and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.3107 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0122 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2986 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.3321 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3042 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.3115 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0779 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2336 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.3356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0912 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2444 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.4301 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1337 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2963 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.4784 kilograms per international-$ | 0.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2885 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.5381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2484 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2897 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.5477 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2654 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2824 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.5346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2262 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3084 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.5932 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3917 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.5356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2964 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2391 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.5084 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3268 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1815 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.5134 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2044 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.5543 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.161 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3504 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0791 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.3653 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2973 kilograms per international-$ | 0.068 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.2658 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0086 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.2144 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1774 kilograms per international-$ | 0.037 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.1606 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1459 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0147 kilograms per international-$ | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 0.145 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.0009 kilograms per international-$, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 177 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 119th and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).