Belgium vs Spain: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Belgium
0.0062 °C
in 2024
Spain
0.0082 °C
in 2024
Belgium rank
26th
Spain rank
24th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0082 °C against 0.0062 °C in Belgium, a difference of 0.002 °C.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0006 °C | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0008 °C | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.001 °C | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0013 °C | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.002 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0015 °C | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0016 °C | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.003 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0018 °C | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0018 °C | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0043 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0013 °C | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0048 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0006 °C | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0053 °C | 0.0056 °C | 0.0004 °C | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0058 °C | 0.0071 °C | 0.0014 °C | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0061 °C | 0.008 °C | 0.0019 °C | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0082 °C against 0.0062 °C in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.002 °C, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Belgium ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.