Ethiopia vs Spain: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ethiopia
0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
67th
Spain rank
65th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 67th and Spain ranks 65th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.1113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.7128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.5805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.4086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Ethiopia or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ethiopia and Spain?
- 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Spain rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 67th and Spain ranks 65th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.