Netherlands vs Spain: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Netherlands
22.6 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Spain
28.6 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Netherlands rank
26th
Spain rank
24th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 28.6 Mt CO2e against 22.6 Mt CO2e in Netherlands, a difference of 6 Mt CO2e.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 46.09 Mt CO2e 17.24 Mt CO2e 28.85 Mt CO2e Netherlands
1980s 41.32 Mt CO2e 20.45 Mt CO2e 20.87 Mt CO2e Netherlands
1990s 41.74 Mt CO2e 24.38 Mt CO2e 17.37 Mt CO2e Netherlands
2000s 37.4 Mt CO2e 33.87 Mt CO2e 3.53 Mt CO2e Netherlands
2010s 33.53 Mt CO2e 31.99 Mt CO2e 1.54 Mt CO2e Netherlands
2020s 25.88 Mt CO2e 30.16 Mt CO2e 4.28 Mt CO2e Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Netherlands or Spain?
Spain, at 28.6 Mt CO2e against 22.6 Mt CO2e in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Netherlands and Spain?
6 Mt CO2e, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Netherlands ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).