Spain vs Sweden: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Spain
5.44 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sweden
5.85 tonnes per person
in 2023
Spain rank
55th
Sweden rank
53rd
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.85 tonnes per person against 5.44 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 0.41 tonnes per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 53rd of 120 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.22 tonnes per person | 11.43 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8.72 tonnes per person | 9.24 tonnes per person | 0.5147 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.32 tonnes per person | 7.51 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.58 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | 0.5056 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.85 tonnes per person against 5.44 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.41 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Spain ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 53rd of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.