Ireland vs Spain: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Ireland
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
60th
Spain rank
63rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 60th and Spain ranks 63rd of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Ireland and Spain?
- 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Ireland ranks 60th and Spain ranks 63rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.