Spain vs Venezuela: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Spain
0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain rank
65th
Venezuela rank
66th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Spain
- Venezuela
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Spain ranks 65th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.1137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0265 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 Venezuela?
- Spain, at 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Spain and Venezuela?
- 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Venezuela rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Spain ranks 65th and Venezuela ranks 66th 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.