Germany vs Spain: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Germany
0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
69th
Spain rank
68th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 69th and Spain ranks 68th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.9559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.9425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.5399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Germany or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Germany and Spain?
- 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Germany ranks 69th and Spain ranks 68th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.