Chile vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal

Chile

10.87 million tonnes

in 2024

Spain

11.30 million tonnes

in 2024

Chile rank

43rd

Spain rank

40th

Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Spain currently reports 11.30 million tonnes against 10.87 million tonnes in Chile, a difference of 424,600 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Spain ahead.

Chile ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 40th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.