France vs Spain: Methane emissions, per capita
France
0.9162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.9129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
108th
Spain rank
110th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 0.9162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 65 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 108th and Spain ranks 110th of 195 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.9682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, France or Spain?
- France, at 0.9162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between France and Spain?
- 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- France ranks 108th and Spain ranks 110th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.