Japan vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Japan
44.69 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
41.57 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
121st
Spain rank
124th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 44.69 tonnes per person against 41.57 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 3.12 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 121st and Spain ranks 124th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 52.41 tonnes per person 85.91 tonnes per person 33.5 tonnes per person Spain
1970s 49.88 tonnes per person 80.03 tonnes per person 30.15 tonnes per person Spain
1980s 46.96 tonnes per person 71.77 tonnes per person 24.81 tonnes per person Spain
1990s 45.27 tonnes per person 65.23 tonnes per person 19.96 tonnes per person Spain
2000s 43.94 tonnes per person 54.45 tonnes per person 10.51 tonnes per person Spain
2010s 43.45 tonnes per person 46.53 tonnes per person 3.09 tonnes per person Spain
2020s 44.2 tonnes per person 42.72 tonnes per person 1.47 tonnes per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Japan or Spain?
Japan, at 44.69 tonnes per person against 41.57 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Japan and Spain?
3.12 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Japan ranks 121st and Spain ranks 124th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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