Spain vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Spain
15.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
12.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
21st
Turkey rank
24th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Spain
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 15.70 billion tonnes against 12.89 billion tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 2.81 billion tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 160 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 24th of 215 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Turkey Difference Ahead
1860s 28.08 million tonnes 577,446 tonnes 27.50 million tonnes Spain
1870s 51.01 million tonnes 2.38 million tonnes 48.63 million tonnes Spain
1880s 97.10 million tonnes 4.61 million tonnes 92.49 million tonnes Spain
1890s 170.78 million tonnes 7.93 million tonnes 162.86 million tonnes Spain
1900s 281.86 million tonnes 16.93 million tonnes 264.93 million tonnes Spain
1910s 432.81 million tonnes 33.24 million tonnes 399.56 million tonnes Spain
1920s 599.28 million tonnes 47.28 million tonnes 552.00 million tonnes Spain
1930s 796.95 million tonnes 85.43 million tonnes 711.53 million tonnes Spain
1940s 998.03 million tonnes 141.83 million tonnes 856.20 million tonnes Spain
1950s 1.35 billion tonnes 240.79 million tonnes 1.10 billion tonnes Spain
1960s 1.90 billion tonnes 436.84 million tonnes 1.47 billion tonnes Spain
1970s 3.12 billion tonnes 896.01 million tonnes 2.22 billion tonnes Spain
1980s 5.09 billion tonnes 1.73 billion tonnes 3.36 billion tonnes Spain
1990s 7.35 billion tonnes 3.22 billion tonnes 4.14 billion tonnes Spain
2000s 10.39 billion tonnes 5.48 billion tonnes 4.91 billion tonnes Spain
2010s 13.41 billion tonnes 8.77 billion tonnes 4.64 billion tonnes Spain
2020s 15.26 billion tonnes 11.92 billion tonnes 3.34 billion tonnes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Spain or Turkey?
Spain, at 15.70 billion tonnes against 12.89 billion tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Spain and Turkey?
2.81 billion tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
160 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Spain ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative 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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.