Australia vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Australia
145.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
139.47 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
18th
Spain rank
19th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 145.79 million tonnes against 139.47 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 6.31 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Spain ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 9,525 tonnes | 9,525 tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 131,534 tonnes | 131,534 tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 12,091 tonnes | 130,801 tonnes | 118,710 tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 186,954 tonnes | 105,523 tonnes | 81,431 tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 433,866 tonnes | 193,818 tonnes | 240,049 tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.52 million tonnes | 774,556 tonnes | 748,706 tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 4.09 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 6.92 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 18.49 million tonnes | 9.94 million tonnes | 8.55 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 42.80 million tonnes | 33.25 million tonnes | 9.54 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 76.07 million tonnes | 117.50 million tonnes | 41.43 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 79.21 million tonnes | 118.64 million tonnes | 39.43 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 94.06 million tonnes | 139.15 million tonnes | 45.09 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 113.42 million tonnes | 175.70 million tonnes | 62.28 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 135.87 million tonnes | 139.68 million tonnes | 3.82 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 138.04 million tonnes | 130.85 million tonnes | 7.19 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 145.79 million tonnes against 139.47 million tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between Australia and Spain?
- 6.31 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 195 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
- Australia ranks 18th and Spain ranks 19th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil, measured in tonnes.