Romania vs Spain: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Romania
0.145 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Spain
0.1441 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Romania rank
118th
Spain rank
120th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Romania
- Spain
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.145 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ in Spain, a difference of 0.0009 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Spain ahead.
Romania ranks 118th and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.105 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1002 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.06 kilograms per international-$ | 0.168 kilograms per international-$ | 0.108 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2261 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1461 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.6264 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2262 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4002 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.22 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.9043 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2964 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6079 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.839 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3268 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5122 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7692 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8817 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.36 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3504 kilograms per international-$ | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.9806 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2973 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6833 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.4374 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1802 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.2109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1774 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0334 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.1505 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1459 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0046 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Romania or Spain?
- Romania, 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 Romania and Spain?
- 0.0009 kilograms per international-$, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Spain rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Romania ranks 118th and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).