Qatar vs Spain: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Qatar
6.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
4.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar rank
15th
Spain rank
18th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Qatar
- Spain
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6.27 million tonnes against 4.88 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 1.39 million tonnes.
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 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 698,338 tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 717,980 tonnes | 10.60 million tonnes | 9.88 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | -3,637 tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.20 million tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.90 million tonnes | -86,556 tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.61 million tonnes | -4.55 million tonnes | 8.16 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 4.88 million tonnes | -6.07 million tonnes | 10.94 million tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Qatar or Spain?
- Qatar, at 6.27 million tonnes against 4.88 million tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Qatar and Spain?
- 1.39 million tonnes, 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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Qatar ranks 15th 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.