Brazil vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from gas
Brazil
58.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
55.70 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
30th
Spain rank
32nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 58.91 million tonnes against 55.70 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 3.21 million tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Spain ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 146 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 50,928 tonnes | 50,928 tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 47,262 tonnes | 47,262 tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 319,481 tonnes | 319,481 tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 6,593 tonnes | 374,450 tonnes | 367,857 tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 25,648 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 25,648 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 182,466 tonnes | 16,488 tonnes | 165,978 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 769,069 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.53 million tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 9.91 million tonnes | 19.81 million tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 35.72 million tonnes | 60.69 million tonnes | 24.96 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 68.29 million tonnes | 62.98 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 62.02 million tonnes | 62.69 million tonnes | 668,520 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from gas, Brazil or Spain?
- Brazil, at 58.91 million tonnes against 55.70 million tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from gas between Brazil and Spain?
- 3.21 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from gas?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes.