China vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
China
-0.225 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
-0.2184 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
162nd
Spain rank
161st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -0.2184 tonnes per person against -0.225 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.0066 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
China ranks 162nd and Spain ranks 161st of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 9 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4285 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.2064 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.1013 tonnes per person | 0.9445 tonnes per person | 0.8432 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.2479 tonnes per person | 0.6832 tonnes per person | 0.4353 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.4288 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.7391 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.6379 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 0.5247 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.8121 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 0.7104 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.7931 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | 0.9942 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.09 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 0.6299 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.6988 tonnes per person | China |
| 1950s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 0.6798 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | China |
| 1960s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 0.318 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | China |
| 1970s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 0.0873 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | China |
| 1980s | 0.8456 tonnes per person | -0.2803 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | China |
| 1990s | 0.7055 tonnes per person | -0.5594 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.3145 tonnes per person | -0.5122 tonnes per person | 0.8267 tonnes per person | China |
| 2010s | -0.0606 tonnes per person | -0.3646 tonnes per person | 0.3041 tonnes per person | China |
| 2020s | -0.2081 tonnes per person | -0.2117 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, China or Spain?
- Spain, at -0.2184 tonnes per person against -0.225 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between China and Spain?
- 0.0066 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- China ranks 162nd and Spain ranks 161st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.