Spain vs Taiwan: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Spain

260.62 million tonnes

in 2023

Taiwan

294.80 million tonnes

in 2023

Spain rank

24th

Taiwan rank

21st

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Taiwan currently reports 294.80 million tonnes against 260.62 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 34.19 million tonnes.

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

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

Spain ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 21st of 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.