Spain vs United Kingdom: Energy — Emissions per capita

Spain
4.56 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United Kingdom
4.51 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Spain rank
77th
United Kingdom rank
79th

Energy — Emissions per capita over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
02.557.510199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 4.56 t CO2eq/cap against 4.51 t CO2eq/cap in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.05 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Spain ranks 77th and United Kingdom ranks 79th of 221 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 5.9 t CO2eq/cap 9.79 t CO2eq/cap 3.89 t CO2eq/cap United Kingdom
2000s 7.11 t CO2eq/cap 8.9 t CO2eq/cap 1.79 t CO2eq/cap United Kingdom
2010s 5.36 t CO2eq/cap 6.48 t CO2eq/cap 1.12 t CO2eq/cap United Kingdom
2020s 4.55 t CO2eq/cap 4.64 t CO2eq/cap 0.095 t CO2eq/cap United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, Spain or United Kingdom?
Spain, at 4.56 t CO2eq/cap against 4.51 t CO2eq/cap in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between Spain and United Kingdom?
0.05 t CO2eq/cap, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for energy — emissions per capita?
Spain ranks 77th and United Kingdom ranks 79th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 8,378 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.