Spain vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Spain
209.88 million tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
221.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
33rd
United Arab Emirates rank
31st

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 221.99 million tonnes against 209.88 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 12.11 million tonnes.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 90.57 million tonnes -6,009 tonnes 90.57 million tonnes Spain
1960s 81.58 million tonnes 2.28 million tonnes 79.30 million tonnes Spain
1970s 171.93 million tonnes 31.26 million tonnes 140.67 million tonnes Spain
1980s 192.30 million tonnes 43.97 million tonnes 148.33 million tonnes Spain
1990s 233.63 million tonnes 69.04 million tonnes 164.59 million tonnes Spain
2000s 313.98 million tonnes 121.54 million tonnes 192.43 million tonnes Spain
2010s 250.05 million tonnes 207.80 million tonnes 42.25 million tonnes Spain
2020s 212.00 million tonnes 213.38 million tonnes 1.38 million tonnes United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Spain or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 221.99 million tonnes against 209.88 million tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Spain and United Arab Emirates?
12.11 million tonnes, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Spain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Spain ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.