Spain vs Ukraine: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Spain
0.6%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.7%
in 2024
Spain rank
31st
Ukraine rank
29th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Spain
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Spain ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 2.7% | 1.9% | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 0.9% | 2.7% | 1.8% | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 2.8% | 2.0% | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 2.5% | 1.5% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Spain or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Spain and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Ukraine rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Spain ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 29th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.