Netherlands vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita)

Netherlands
1.85 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
1.97 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
50th
Spain rank
48th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
00.511.52196919962024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.97 tonnes per person against 1.85 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 50th and Spain ranks 48th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.094 tonnes per person 0.0095 tonnes per person 0.0845 tonnes per person Netherlands
1990s 0.3565 tonnes per person 0.2777 tonnes per person 0.0788 tonnes per person Netherlands
2000s 0.7671 tonnes per person 0.736 tonnes per person 0.0311 tonnes per person Netherlands
2010s 1.37 tonnes per person 1.31 tonnes per person 0.0643 tonnes per person Netherlands
2020s 1.76 tonnes per person 1.86 tonnes per person 0.0946 tonnes per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita, Netherlands or Spain?
Spain, at 1.97 tonnes per person against 1.85 tonnes per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita between Netherlands and Spain?
0.12 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita?
Netherlands ranks 50th and Spain ranks 48th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,636 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.