Spain vs Zimbabwe: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Spain
2.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.9%
in 2024
Spain rank
103rd
Zimbabwe rank
106th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Spain
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.3% against 1.9% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 57 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Spain ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.7% | 25.6% | 21.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 4.5% | 9.0% | 4.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 6.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% | Spain |
| 1940s | 9.0% | 6.0% | 3.0% | Spain |
| 1950s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 1.5% | 5.1% | Spain |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 4.2% | 3.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 6.0% | 4.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -5.8% | 5.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | -1.5% | 2.6% | 4.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -2.2% | 6.9% | 9.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Spain or Zimbabwe?
- Spain, at 2.3% against 1.9% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Spain ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.