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