Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF

Spain
235.39 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2,409 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Spain rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2,409 Mt CO2e against 235.39 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 2,174 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.2 times Spain's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 372.41 Mt CO2e 1,891 Mt CO2e 1,518 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 296.37 Mt CO2e 2,401 Mt CO2e 2,105 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 243.32 Mt CO2e 2,370 Mt CO2e 2,127 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2,409 Mt CO2e against 235.39 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2,174 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
Spain ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,363 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).