Japan vs Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Japan
0.1641 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
0.1636 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
56th
Spain rank
57th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1641 tonnes per person against 0.1636 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 56th and Spain ranks 57th of 209 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.036 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.024 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.058 tonnes per person | 0.0684 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.1718 tonnes per person | 0.157 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.3197 tonnes per person | 0.3138 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.3229 tonnes per person | 0.3145 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.3187 tonnes per person | 0.3035 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2457 tonnes per person | 0.3531 tonnes per person | 0.1074 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2025 tonnes per person | 0.1978 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1798 tonnes per person | 0.1661 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 0.1641 tonnes per person against 0.1636 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Japan and Spain?
- 0.0005 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Japan ranks 56th and Spain ranks 57th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.