Spain vs Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Spain
4.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
4.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain rank
77th
Sweden rank
79th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.38 tonnes per person against 4.34 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 79th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 7.68 tonnes per person | 6.02 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 7.87 tonnes per person | 6.49 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.15 tonnes per person | 8.12 tonnes per person | 6.97 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 7.57 tonnes per person | 6.55 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 7.78 tonnes per person | 6.13 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 8.47 tonnes per person | 6.62 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 8 tonnes per person | 5.69 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.61 tonnes per person | 7.26 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 2.42 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 5.85 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2.13 tonnes per person | 5.77 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.54 tonnes per person | 4.43 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.83 tonnes per person | 7.89 tonnes per person | 3.06 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 5.01 tonnes per person | 5.7 tonnes per person | 0.6944 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5.85 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | 0.0355 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.2 tonnes per person | 6.16 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.33 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | 0.2074 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.43 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 0.0578 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 4.38 tonnes per person against 4.34 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Spain ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 79th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.