Equatorial Guinea vs Spain: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Equatorial Guinea
5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
69th
Spain rank
70th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Spain
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th and Spain ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.4435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.3959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.3413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Equatorial Guinea or Spain?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Equatorial Guinea and Spain?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Spain rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th and Spain ranks 70th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.