France vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
France
-0.3%
in 2024
Spain
-0.2%
in 2024
France rank
188th
Spain rank
185th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -0.2% against -0.3% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 188th and Spain ranks 185th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | France |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1880s | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1890s | -0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1900s | -0.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 1910s | -1.2% | 0.7% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 1920s | -1.1% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 1930s | -0.9% | 0.8% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 1940s | -0.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 1950s | -0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1960s | -0.6% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1970s | -0.7% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.3% | France |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.1% | France |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | France |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, France or Spain?
- Spain, at -0.2% against -0.3% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between France and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- France ranks 188th and Spain ranks 185th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.