Spain vs Suriname: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Spain
4.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
Suriname
4.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain rank
73rd
Suriname rank
71st
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Spain
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 4.71 tonnes per person against 4.6 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 73rd and Suriname ranks 71st of 208 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.22 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 0.4386 tonnes per person | Suriname |
| 1970s | 4.74 tonnes per person | 5 tonnes per person | 0.2534 tonnes per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 5.29 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | 0.6262 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.41 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.71 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 4.15 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.69 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.65 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | 0.0728 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Spain or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 4.71 tonnes per person against 4.6 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Spain and Suriname?
- 0.11 tonnes per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Suriname?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Suriname rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Spain ranks 73rd and Suriname ranks 71st of 208 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.