Netherlands vs Spain: Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant
Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.523 Percentage of GDP against 0.472 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.051 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7648 Percentage of GDP | 0.8603 Percentage of GDP | 0.0956 Percentage of GDP | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.6404 Percentage of GDP | 0.5254 Percentage of GDP | 0.115 Percentage of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.4555 Percentage of GDP | 0.445 Percentage of GDP | 0.0105 Percentage of GDP | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subnational government climate finance — climate significant, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.523 Percentage of GDP against 0.472 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subnational government climate finance — climate significant between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.051 Percentage of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for subnational government climate finance — climate significant?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant investment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Subnational Government Climate Finance database provides comparable data on subnational public climate-significant expenditure and investment, covering the years from 2001 to 2023, for 33 OECD and EU countries. This database was built using a pioneer methodology developed in the framework of the project “Financing Climate Action in Regions and Cities”, a joint 2022 project between the OECD and the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). The methodology relies on a refined approach to the COFOG classification from the System of National Accounts. Using the EU taxonomy for sustainability activities, three first-level COFOG functions (economic affairs and housing and community amenities) and 13 second-level COFOG functions (e.g. transport and energy, environmental protection, waste, water management, housing development) were identified as being “climate-significant”, meaning that expenditure and investment in these areas contributes, to some extent, to climate adaptation or mitigation objectives. For more information on the methodology used and related work on climate finance tracking, please visit: Tracking subnational government climate expenditure