Greece vs Spain: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Greece
0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece rank
64th
Spain rank
65th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 64th and Spain ranks 65th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.1771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1950s | 0.4566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.5681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.6946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.6478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 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, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Greece and Spain?
- 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Greece ranks 64th 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.