China vs Spain: CO₂ emissions from international aviation

China
27.20 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
18.59 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Spain rank
6th

CO₂ emissions from international aviation over time

  • China
  • Spain
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How they compare

China currently reports 27.20 million tonnes against 18.59 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 8.61 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was China ahead.

China ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions from international aviation
Unit
tonnes
Source
OECD (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 2,260 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed

International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.