Denmark vs Spain: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Denmark

712.83 kilograms per person

in 2023

Spain

819.63 kilograms per person

in 2023

Denmark rank

27th

Spain rank

24th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector over time

Spain currently reports 819.63 kilograms per person against 712.83 kilograms per person in Denmark, a difference of 106.81 kilograms per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 27th and Spain ranks 24th of 191 countries.

Indicator: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector
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, 6,468 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.