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Spain vs Sweden: Environment

This page compares Spain and Sweden across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Spain Sweden Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 96.76 25.87 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.63 1.73 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 3.37 3.40 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.00 5.13 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 24.00 12.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 98.00 24.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 18.00 1.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 287.00 12.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 28.10 15.80 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 22.10 15.90 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 4.51 3.57 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 285.64 52.57 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 5.85 4.97 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 42.81 8.12 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 12.89 3.35 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 11.48 -28.01 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 19.48 4.22 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 220.08 37.77 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2.14 0.70 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 18.87 5.78 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 1.54 0.21 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -6.69 -8.03 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -3.02 -30.15 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 13.35 4.09 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 27.33 3.79 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -4.09 -33.89 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.15 0.07 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 9.58 5.64 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.67 0.12 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.81 0.33 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 95.32 14.37 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 41.12 3.64 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.11 0.20 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.16 0.03 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 30.93 5.83 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.12 0.26 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.89 0.13 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.14 0.27 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 28.60 1.97 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 25.83 7.22 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.10 0.20 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.37 0.21 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 18.90 4.01 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.01 0.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) -51.48 -32.89 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.