Japan vs Spain: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Japan
17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain
18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan rank
34th
Spain rank
31st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan, a difference of 884,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1860s | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1870s | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1880s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1890s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1900s | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1910s | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1920s | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1930s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1940s | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1950s | 19.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1960s | 23.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1970s | 27.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1980s | 30.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1990s | 36.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2000s | 25.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2010s | 20.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 2020s | 18.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Japan and Spain?
- 884,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.