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
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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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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