Germany vs Spain: CO₂ emissions from international aviation

Germany
20.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
18.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Spain rank
6th

CO₂ emissions from international aviation over time

  • Germany
  • Spain
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M201320182024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 20.77 million tonnes against 18.59 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 2.18 million tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th 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.