Iceland vs Spain: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate

Iceland
0.0825 % change on previous year
in 2022
Spain
0.0396 % change on previous year
in 2022
Iceland rank
121st
Spain rank
122nd

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate over time

  • Iceland
  • Spain
0200400600175118862022

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0825 % change on previous year against 0.0396 % change on previous year in Spain, a difference of 0.0429 % change on previous year.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 70 times across 272 shared years of data; in 1751 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 121st and Spain ranks 122nd of 219 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 19 and Spain in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Spain Difference Ahead
1750s 0.2118 % change on previous year 0.0844 % change on previous year 0.1274 % change on previous year Iceland
1760s 0.1985 % change on previous year 0.0806 % change on previous year 0.118 % change on previous year Iceland
1770s 0.1852 % change on previous year 0.0767 % change on previous year 0.1085 % change on previous year Iceland
1780s 0.1709 % change on previous year 0.0728 % change on previous year 0.0981 % change on previous year Iceland
1790s 0.1555 % change on previous year 0.0686 % change on previous year 0.0869 % change on previous year Iceland
1800s 0.1388 % change on previous year 0.0643 % change on previous year 0.0745 % change on previous year Iceland
1810s 0.6054 % change on previous year 0.0598 % change on previous year 0.5456 % change on previous year Iceland
1820s 0.6351 % change on previous year 0.4088 % change on previous year 0.2262 % change on previous year Iceland
1830s 0.6133 % change on previous year -0.1616 % change on previous year 0.7749 % change on previous year Iceland
1840s 0.5893 % change on previous year 0.6301 % change on previous year 0.0408 % change on previous year Spain
1850s 0.8403 % change on previous year 1.01 % change on previous year 0.1658 % change on previous year Spain
1860s -0.3094 % change on previous year 0.4768 % change on previous year 0.7862 % change on previous year Spain
1870s -0.7688 % change on previous year 0.8772 % change on previous year 1.65 % change on previous year Spain
1880s -1.98 % change on previous year 0.7509 % change on previous year 2.73 % change on previous year Spain
1890s -0.8823 % change on previous year 0.2466 % change on previous year 1.13 % change on previous year Spain
1900s -0.6635 % change on previous year -0.0255 % change on previous year 0.638 % change on previous year Spain
1910s -0.4862 % change on previous year 1.66 % change on previous year 2.15 % change on previous year Spain
1920s 0.8494 % change on previous year 0.615 % change on previous year 0.2344 % change on previous year Iceland
1930s 3.67 % change on previous year -1.17 % change on previous year 4.83 % change on previous year Iceland
1940s 1.13 % change on previous year 3.23 % change on previous year 2.1 % change on previous year Spain
1950s 69.37 % change on previous year 1.79 % change on previous year 67.58 % change on previous year Iceland
1960s 1.86 % change on previous year 1.3 % change on previous year 0.5611 % change on previous year Iceland
1970s 6 % change on previous year 5.05 % change on previous year 0.9558 % change on previous year Iceland
1980s 3.58 % change on previous year 2.11 % change on previous year 1.47 % change on previous year Iceland
1990s 0.3895 % change on previous year -2.68 % change on previous year 3.07 % change on previous year Iceland
2000s 8.36 % change on previous year -5.43 % change on previous year 13.8 % change on previous year Iceland
2010s -2.07 % change on previous year -2.23 % change on previous year 0.1635 % change on previous year Iceland
2020s 2.18 % change on previous year -0.5381 % change on previous year 2.72 % change on previous year Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate, Iceland or Spain?
Iceland, at 0.0825 % change on previous year against 0.0396 % change on previous year in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate between Iceland and Spain?
0.0429 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
272 years are reported by both, from 1751 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Iceland ranks 121st and Spain ranks 122nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.