Croatia vs Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Croatia
2.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
2.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Croatia rank
61st
Spain rank
59th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Croatia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.91 tonnes per person against 2.86 tonnes per person in Croatia, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Spain ahead.
Croatia ranks 61st and Spain ranks 59th of 213 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.1214 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | 0.0869 tonnes per person | Croatia |
| 1930s | 0.1179 tonnes per person | 0.0576 tonnes per person | 0.0602 tonnes per person | Croatia |
| 1940s | 0.0283 tonnes per person | 0.0964 tonnes per person | 0.0681 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.4407 tonnes per person | 0.3394 tonnes per person | 0.1012 tonnes per person | Croatia |
| 1960s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.0866 tonnes per person | Croatia |
| 1970s | 2.48 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | 0.8063 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.91 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | 0.1816 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 0.6683 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.45 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 0.2874 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Croatia or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.91 tonnes per person against 2.86 tonnes per person in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Croatia and Spain?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Croatia ranks 61st and Spain ranks 59th of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.