Brazil vs Spain: CO₂ emissions by sector

Brazil
20.42 million tonnes
in 2023
Spain
21.00 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
24th
Spain rank
22nd

CO₂ emissions by sector over time

  • Brazil
  • Spain
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 21.00 million tonnes against 20.42 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 580,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes.