Qatar vs Spain: Absolute change co2

Qatar
6.27 million
in 2024
Spain
4.88 million
in 2024
Qatar rank
15th
Spain rank
18th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Qatar
  • Spain
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M183119272024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 6.27 million against 4.88 million in Spain, a difference of 1.39 million.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 15th and Spain ranks 18th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Spain Difference Ahead
1950s -7,694 1.63 million 1.64 million Spain
1960s 698,338 4.47 million 3.77 million Spain
1970s 717,980 10.60 million 9.88 million Spain
1980s -3,637 2.21 million 2.22 million Spain
1990s 2.20 million 7.21 million 5.01 million Spain
2000s 2.90 million -86,556 2.98 million Qatar
2010s 3.61 million -4.55 million 8.16 million Qatar
2020s 4.88 million -6.07 million 10.94 million Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Qatar or Spain?
Qatar, at 6.27 million against 4.88 million in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Qatar and Spain?
1.39 million, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Spain?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Qatar and Spain rank globally for absolute change co2?
Qatar ranks 15th and Spain ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed