Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Spain
220.08 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
896.34 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Spain rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
200400600800197019972024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 896.34 Mt CO2e against 220.08 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 676.26 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 4.1 times Spain's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 174.63 Mt CO2e 350.9 Mt CO2e 176.26 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 209.56 Mt CO2e 435.8 Mt CO2e 226.24 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 251.69 Mt CO2e 515.36 Mt CO2e 263.68 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 337.61 Mt CO2e 658.38 Mt CO2e 320.77 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 271.3 Mt CO2e 821.93 Mt CO2e 550.63 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 225.48 Mt CO2e 876.54 Mt CO2e 651.06 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 896.34 Mt CO2e against 220.08 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
676.26 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Spain ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).