Italy vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal

Italy
11.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
11.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
41st
Spain rank
40th

Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 11.30 million tonnes against 11.29 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 4,900 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 41st and Spain ranks 40th of 179 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 9 and Spain in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1860s 1.21 million tonnes 2.33 million tonnes 1.13 million tonnes Spain
1870s 3.15 million tonnes 3.38 million tonnes 233,063 tonnes Spain
1880s 7.82 million tonnes 5.64 million tonnes 2.17 million tonnes Italy
1890s 11.63 million tonnes 8.66 million tonnes 2.97 million tonnes Italy
1900s 18.21 million tonnes 13.10 million tonnes 5.12 million tonnes Italy
1910s 23.24 million tonnes 15.96 million tonnes 7.28 million tonnes Italy
1920s 29.74 million tonnes 17.39 million tonnes 12.35 million tonnes Italy
1930s 33.43 million tonnes 14.81 million tonnes 18.62 million tonnes Italy
1940s 23.83 million tonnes 23.74 million tonnes 90,578 tonnes Italy
1950s 27.60 million tonnes 30.36 million tonnes 2.77 million tonnes Spain
1960s 31.37 million tonnes 33.10 million tonnes 1.73 million tonnes Spain
1970s 32.25 million tonnes 38.41 million tonnes 6.16 million tonnes Spain
1980s 51.48 million tonnes 66.65 million tonnes 15.16 million tonnes Spain
1990s 57.54 million tonnes 79.64 million tonnes 22.10 million tonnes Spain
2000s 64.57 million tonnes 77.87 million tonnes 13.30 million tonnes Spain
2010s 51.71 million tonnes 48.63 million tonnes 3.08 million tonnes Italy
2020s 22.20 million tonnes 14.36 million tonnes 7.84 million tonnes Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 11.30 million tonnes against 11.29 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Italy and Spain?
4,900 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
Italy ranks 41st and Spain ranks 40th of 179 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 coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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