France vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
France
0.0043 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0084 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
7th
Spain rank
5th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0084 kt per square kilometre against 0.0043 kt per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0041 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.9 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th of 136 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0084 kt per square kilometre against 0.0043 kt per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between France and Spain?
- 0.0041 kt per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- France ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.