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