South Africa vs Spain: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 28.6 Mt CO2e against 22.67 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 5.93 Mt CO2e.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 25th and Spain ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.37 Mt CO2e | 17.24 Mt CO2e | 0.1288 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 11.86 Mt CO2e | 20.45 Mt CO2e | 8.59 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 1990s | 16.25 Mt CO2e | 24.38 Mt CO2e | 8.13 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 2000s | 25.55 Mt CO2e | 33.87 Mt CO2e | 8.32 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 2010s | 30.21 Mt CO2e | 31.99 Mt CO2e | 1.78 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 2020s | 22.81 Mt CO2e | 30.16 Mt CO2e | 7.35 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), South Africa or Spain?
- Spain, at 28.6 Mt CO2e against 22.67 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between South Africa and Spain?
- 5.93 Mt CO2e, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- South Africa ranks 25th 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
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).