Japan vs Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Japan
2.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
2.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
62nd
Spain rank
59th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.91 tonnes per person against 2.86 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 59th of 213 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.026 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0576 tonnes per person | 0.0445 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0772 tonnes per person | 0.0684 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.3015 tonnes per person | 0.3394 tonnes per person | 0.038 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.52 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.74 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.47 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.85 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | 0.8198 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 0.8437 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.01 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 0.2774 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.91 tonnes per person against 2.86 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Japan and Spain?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Japan ranks 62nd 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.