Bangladesh vs Spain: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bangladesh
3.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
4.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
21st
Spain rank
18th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.88 million tonnes against 3.79 million tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.09 million tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Spain ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24,253 tonnes | 2.56 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 164,977 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 190,932 tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 286,332 tonnes | 10.60 million tonnes | 10.32 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 676,971 tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.41 million tonnes | -86,556 tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.56 million tonnes | -4.55 million tonnes | 9.11 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.70 million tonnes | -6.07 million tonnes | 8.77 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bangladesh or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.88 million tonnes against 3.79 million tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bangladesh and Spain?
- 1.09 million tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Spain?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Spain rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.