Greece vs Spain: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Greece

988 kilograms per person

in 2023

Spain

819.63 kilograms per person

in 2023

Greece rank

23rd

Spain rank

24th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector over time

Greece currently reports 988 kilograms per person against 819.63 kilograms per person in Spain, a difference of 168.37 kilograms per person.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 23rd 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.