Romania vs Spain: Carbon intensity of GDP

Romania
0.0919 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Spain
0.093 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Romania rank
135th
Spain rank
134th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Romania
  • Spain
0.10.20.30.40.5199020072024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.093 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0919 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Romania, a difference of 0.0011 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 135th and Spain ranks 134th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4029 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1869 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.216 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Romania
2000s 0.2441 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1818 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0623 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Romania
2010s 0.1423 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.008 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Romania
2020s 0.1018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1033 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0015 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Romania or Spain?
Spain, at 0.093 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0919 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Romania and Spain?
0.0011 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Romania and Spain rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Romania ranks 135th and Spain ranks 134th of 191 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
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
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.