Spain vs United Kingdom: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Spain
0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.4059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain rank
65th
United Kingdom rank
62nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.4059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 65th and United Kingdom ranks 62nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.1137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.5545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0016 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, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.4059 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 Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Spain ranks 65th and United Kingdom ranks 62nd 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.