China vs Spain: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price

China

46.7%

in 2025

Spain

44.6%

in 2025

China rank

33rd

Spain rank

34th

Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price over time

China currently reports 46.7% against 44.6% in Spain, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Spain ahead.

China ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Indicator: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price
Unit: %
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.