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
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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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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.