India vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

India
34,438 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
35,058 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
65th
Spain rank
63rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • India
  • Spain
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 35,058 tonnes per square kilometre against 34,438 tonnes per square kilometre in India, a difference of 620 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 65th and Spain ranks 63rd of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 10,909 tonnes per square kilometre 9,350 tonnes per square kilometre 1,559 tonnes per square kilometre India
1970s 12,493 tonnes per square kilometre 11,926 tonnes per square kilometre 567.45 tonnes per square kilometre India
1980s 14,336 tonnes per square kilometre 15,682 tonnes per square kilometre 1,346 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
1990s 16,874 tonnes per square kilometre 19,891 tonnes per square kilometre 3,017 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
2000s 20,623 tonnes per square kilometre 25,533 tonnes per square kilometre 4,910 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
2010s 26,863 tonnes per square kilometre 31,159 tonnes per square kilometre 4,296 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
2020s 32,947 tonnes per square kilometre 34,412 tonnes per square kilometre 1,465 tonnes per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, India or Spain?
Spain, at 35,058 tonnes per square kilometre against 34,438 tonnes per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between India and Spain?
620 tonnes per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
India ranks 65th and Spain ranks 63rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.