Greece vs Spain: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Greece
5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece rank
86th
Spain rank
84th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 86th and Spain ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1860s | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1870s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1880s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1890s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1900s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1930s | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1950s | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 10.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Greece and Spain?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Greece ranks 86th and Spain ranks 84th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.