Japan vs Spain: Share nitrous oxide emissions

Japan
0.6119
in 2024
Spain
0.642
in 2024
Japan rank
34th
Spain rank
31st

Share nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
0.50.7511.21.51.8185019372024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.642 against 0.6119 in Japan, a difference of 0.0301.

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 1.55 0.7897 0.7559 Japan
1860s 1.57 0.7911 0.7787 Japan
1870s 1.45 0.7833 0.6716 Japan
1880s 1.28 0.7717 0.5097 Japan
1890s 1.23 0.8631 0.3706 Japan
1900s 1.21 0.8903 0.3152 Japan
1910s 1.14 0.7755 0.3661 Japan
1920s 1.05 0.7434 0.3108 Japan
1930s 1.22 0.8045 0.4187 Japan
1940s 1.66 0.8868 0.7713 Japan
1950s 1.75 0.927 0.8249 Japan
1960s 1.63 0.9485 0.6847 Japan
1970s 1.47 0.9855 0.4804 Japan
1980s 1.41 0.9847 0.4204 Japan
1990s 1.55 0.954 0.5988 Japan
2000s 1.03 0.9227 0.1038 Japan
2010s 0.7356 0.7673 0.0317 Spain
2020s 0.638 0.7002 0.0623 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share nitrous oxide emissions, Japan or Spain?
Spain, at 0.642 against 0.6119 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share nitrous oxide emissions between Japan and Spain?
0.0301, 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed