Ireland vs Spain: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 6.04 tonnes in Ireland and 4.51 tonnes in Spain, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.53 tonnes, or 1.34 times that in Spain.
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Watch it change on the maptonnes per person · EDGAR
Latest figures
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6.04 2024 | 7.76 | 40 of 202 |
| Spain | 4.51 2024 | 5.49 | 59 of 202 |
| World | 4.69 2024 | 4.78 |
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Ireland ranked 40 and Spain ranked 59 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Ireland | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.04 | 4.51 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 6.19 | 4.57 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 6.85 | 4.99 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 7.12 | 4.92 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 6.81 | 4.53 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 7.31 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.76 | 5.81 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.93 | 5.98 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 8.3 | 5.66 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.01 | 5.85 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.76 | 5.49 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.86 | 5.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 8.18 | 6.09 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 8.11 | 6.19 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 8.97 | 6.18 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.08 | 6.48 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.31 | 7.4 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.67 | 8.21 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 11.16 | 8.07 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 11.32 | 8.43 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 11.05 | 8.21 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 11.13 | 7.96 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 11.44 | 7.93 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 11.91 | 7.6 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 11.52 | 7.65 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 10.98 | 7.3 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 10.72 | 6.78 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 10.17 | 6.59 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.93 | 6.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 9.64 | 6.42 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 9.53 | 6.12 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 9.23 | 5.87 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 9.21 | 6.27 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 9.3 | 6.09 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 8.91 | 5.79 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 8.58 | 5.33 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 8.79 | 5.23 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 8.35 | 5.22 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 8.08 | 5.13 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 7.64 | 5.33 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.68 | 5.64 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.85 | 5.58 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.01 | 5.79 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 8.17 | 5.68 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 8.6 | 5.46 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 7.41 | 5.2 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 7.58 | 5.28 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 7.19 | 5.56 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 7.12 | 5.11 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 7.7 | 5 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 7.24 | 4.7 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 7.5 | 4.38 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 7.74 | 4.07 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 6.99 | 4.22 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time