Panama vs Spain: Per capita methane emissions
Panama
0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Panama rank
108th
Spain rank
109th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Panama
- Spain
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain, a difference of 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 108th and Spain ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 17 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1860s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1870s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1880s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1890s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1900s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1910s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1920s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1930s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1940s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.9458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Panama or Spain?
- Panama, at 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Panama and Spain?
- 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Spain rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Panama ranks 108th and Spain ranks 109th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.