Spain vs United States: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

Spain
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
66th
United States rank
63rd

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • Spain
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Spain ranks 66th and United States ranks 63rd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, Spain or United States?
United States, at 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Spain and United States?
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Spain ranks 66th and United States ranks 63rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.