Bolivia vs Spain: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
4.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
4.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
20th
Spain rank
18th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.88 million tonnes against 4.09 million tonnes in Bolivia, a difference of 792,390 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 57 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 554.6 tonnes | 60,822 tonnes | 60,268 tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 2,459 tonnes | 133,370 tonnes | 130,911 tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 1,705 tonnes | 273,579 tonnes | 271,874 tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 9,450 tonnes | 153,888 tonnes | 144,438 tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | -361.5 tonnes | 804,244 tonnes | 804,606 tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 9,297 tonnes | -825,615 tonnes | 834,912 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 16,673 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 62,895 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 159,730 tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 218,520 tonnes | 10.60 million tonnes | 10.38 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 24,613 tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 597,280 tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | 6.62 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 268,287 tonnes | -86,556 tonnes | 354,843 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 897,611 tonnes | -4.55 million tonnes | 5.45 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1.22 million tonnes | -6.07 million tonnes | 7.29 million tonnes | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bolivia or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.88 million tonnes against 4.09 million tonnes in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Spain?
- 792,390 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Spain?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Spain rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 20th 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.