Japan vs Spain: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Japan
0.6%
in 2024
Spain
0.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
34th
Spain rank
31st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1860s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1870s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1880s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1890s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Japan and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.