China, Taiwan Province of vs Spain: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, Taiwan Province of
247,260 kt
in 2023
Spain
218,260 kt
in 2023
China, Taiwan Province of rank
29th
Spain rank
31st

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, Taiwan Province of
  • Spain
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How they compare

China, Taiwan Province of currently reports 247,260 kt against 218,260 kt in Spain, a difference of 29,000 kt.

That makes China, Taiwan Province of's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 29th and Spain ranks 31st of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, Taiwan Province of averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Taiwan Province of Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 19,656 kt 76,138 kt 56,482 kt Spain
1970s 46,852 kt 166,967 kt 120,115 kt Spain
1980s 86,456 kt 200,208 kt 113,752 kt Spain
1990s 149,761 kt 235,695 kt 85,935 kt Spain
2000s 241,606 kt 310,138 kt 68,531 kt Spain
2010s 266,458 kt 251,580 kt 14,878 kt China, Taiwan Province of
2020s 253,064 kt 217,454 kt 35,611 kt China, Taiwan Province of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), China, Taiwan Province of or Spain?
China, Taiwan Province of, at 247,260 kt against 218,260 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between China, Taiwan Province of and Spain?
29,000 kt, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, Taiwan Province of and Spain rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 29th and Spain ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf