Canada vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Canada
7.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
7.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
24th
Spain rank
23rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.84 million tonnes against 7.30 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 538,190 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 915,822 tonnes | 832,251 tonnes | 83,571 tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 457,921 tonnes | 582,548 tonnes | 124,627 tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 797,362 tonnes | 950,341 tonnes | 152,979 tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 2.01 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 15,926 tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.38 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 4.77 million tonnes | 11.20 million tonnes | 6.44 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 5.14 million tonnes | 12.07 million tonnes | 6.93 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.94 million tonnes | 12.13 million tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.16 million tonnes | 15.38 million tonnes | 8.22 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.38 million tonnes | 9.28 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.09 million tonnes | 7.94 million tonnes | 849,420 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 7.84 million tonnes against 7.30 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Canada and Spain?
- 538,190 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
- Canada ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.