Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)

Spain
18.9 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
112.75 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Spain rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 112.75 Mt CO2e against 18.9 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 93.85 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.0 times Spain's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 190 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 10.92 Mt CO2e 85.04 Mt CO2e 74.12 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 12.33 Mt CO2e 111.84 Mt CO2e 99.51 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 15.27 Mt CO2e 133.86 Mt CO2e 118.58 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 17.68 Mt CO2e 155.67 Mt CO2e 137.99 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 21.01 Mt CO2e 132.58 Mt CO2e 111.57 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 19.24 Mt CO2e 113.29 Mt CO2e 94.05 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 112.75 Mt CO2e against 18.9 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
93.85 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
Spain ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 190 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 Fugitive Emissions (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 Fugitive Emissions (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
237 places, 13,035 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).