Greece vs Spain: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Greece
0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece rank
71st
Spain rank
68th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 71st and Spain ranks 68th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.7445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0259 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, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Greece and Spain?
- 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Greece ranks 71st 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.