Netherlands vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Netherlands
3.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
4.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands rank
24th
Spain rank
22nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.88 billion tonnes against 3.99 billion tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 885.23 million tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 8.43 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 35.73 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | 30.09 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 78.91 million tonnes | 22.14 million tonnes | 56.77 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 126.37 million tonnes | 50.97 million tonnes | 75.40 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 200.58 million tonnes | 96.32 million tonnes | 104.27 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 305.25 million tonnes | 168.57 million tonnes | 136.67 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 442.55 million tonnes | 278.54 million tonnes | 164.01 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 641.29 million tonnes | 427.97 million tonnes | 213.32 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 873.26 million tonnes | 589.17 million tonnes | 284.09 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 765.24 million tonnes | 462.89 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.57 billion tonnes | 947.31 million tonnes | 625.12 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 742.47 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 820.22 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.58 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 676.19 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.73 billion tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | 296.73 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.03 billion tonnes | 3.19 billion tonnes | 155.16 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.37 billion tonnes | 4.00 billion tonnes | 625.56 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.72 billion tonnes | 4.60 billion tonnes | 873.15 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.95 billion tonnes | 4.85 billion tonnes | 898.34 million tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.88 billion tonnes against 3.99 billion tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Netherlands and Spain?
- 885.23 million tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Netherlands ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.