Denmark vs Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport

Denmark

1,864 kilograms per person

in 2023

Spain

1,881 kilograms per person

in 2023

Denmark rank

32nd

Spain rank

31st

Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport over time

Spain currently reports 1,881 kilograms per person against 1,864 kilograms per person in Denmark, a difference of 16.93 kilograms per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 31st of 191 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 6,476 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.