Japan vs Spain: Per capita co2 fuel

Japan
2.86
in 2024
Spain
2.91
in 2024
Japan rank
62nd
Spain rank
59th

Per capita co2 fuel over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
0246183019272024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.91 against 2.86 in Japan, a difference of 0.05.

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 0.0001 0.0001 Spain
1870s 0.0011 0.0006 0.0005 Japan
1880s 0.0056 0.0076 0.0021 Spain
1890s 0.0129 0.0072 0.0057 Japan
1900s 0.026 0.0055 0.0205 Japan
1910s 0.0192 0.0094 0.0098 Japan
1920s 0.0139 0.0345 0.0206 Spain
1930s 0.0131 0.0576 0.0445 Spain
1940s 0.0087 0.0772 0.0684 Spain
1950s 0.3015 0.3394 0.038 Spain
1960s 2.05 1.03 1.02 Japan
1970s 5.52 3.29 2.24 Japan
1980s 4.74 3.09 1.65 Japan
1990s 5.47 3.48 1.99 Japan
2000s 4.85 4.03 0.8198 Japan
2010s 3.82 2.98 0.8437 Japan
2020s 3.01 2.74 0.2774 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co2 fuel, Japan or Spain?
Spain, at 2.91 against 2.86 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co2 fuel between Japan and Spain?
0.05, 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 fuel?
Japan ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 59th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita co2 fuel. 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 fuel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed