Croatia vs Spain: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Croatia
5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Croatia rank
83rd
Spain rank
85th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Croatia
- Spain
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 12 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1860s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1870s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1880s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1890s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1900s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1910s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1920s | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1930s | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1940s | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1950s | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1960s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1970s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Croatia or Spain?
- Croatia, at 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Croatia and Spain?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Croatia ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 85th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.