Netherlands vs Spain: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Netherlands
0.0062 °C
in 2024
Spain
0.0082 °C
in 2024
Netherlands rank
27th
Spain rank
24th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0082 °C against 0.0062 °C in Netherlands, a difference of 0.002 °C.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 27th and Spain ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.001 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0004 °C | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0005 °C | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0026 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0006 °C | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.0035 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0005 °C | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0044 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0002 °C | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0051 °C | 0.0056 °C | 0.0005 °C | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0057 °C | 0.0071 °C | 0.0014 °C | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0061 °C | 0.008 °C | 0.0019 °C | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0082 °C against 0.0062 °C in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.002 °C, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Netherlands ranks 27th and Spain ranks 24th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.