Spain vs United States: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Spain
89.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
United States
89.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Spain rank
89th
United States rank
88th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 89.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 89.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 89th and United States ranks 88th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 85.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 28.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 66.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 98.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 75.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 97.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 83.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 92.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 94.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 85.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 90.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 83.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 90.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 87.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Spain or United States?
- United States, at 89.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 89.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Spain and United States?
- 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 89th and United States ranks 88th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.