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