Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Spain
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 100.33 Mt CO2e against 25.83 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 74.5 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.9 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 30th of 193 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 | 53.12 Mt CO2e | 71.5 Mt CO2e | 18.38 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 43.63 Mt CO2e | 78.15 Mt CO2e | 34.52 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 41.54 Mt CO2e | 61.58 Mt CO2e | 20.04 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 48.69 Mt CO2e | 70.61 Mt CO2e | 21.92 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 34.19 Mt CO2e | 87.26 Mt CO2e | 53.07 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 28.4 Mt CO2e | 96.48 Mt CO2e | 68.07 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 industrial combustion (energy), Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 100.33 Mt CO2e against 25.83 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 74.5 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 industrial combustion (energy)?
- Spain ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th 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 Industrial Combustion (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 industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).