Spain vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Spain
4.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
22nd
Taiwan rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Spain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.88 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 252.46 million tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 22nd and Taiwan ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 195.16 million tonnes | 119,080 tonnes | 195.04 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 278.54 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 277.06 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 427.97 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 419.67 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 589.17 million tonnes | 36.38 million tonnes | 552.79 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 765.24 million tonnes | 78.82 million tonnes | 686.42 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 947.31 million tonnes | 132.99 million tonnes | 814.32 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 177.54 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 263.91 million tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.90 billion tonnes | 365.94 million tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.43 billion tonnes | 526.28 million tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.19 billion tonnes | 996.80 million tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.00 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 1.93 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.60 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 967.90 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.85 billion tonnes | 4.83 billion tonnes | 17.46 million tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Spain or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.88 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Spain and Taiwan?
- 252.46 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Spain ranks 22nd and Taiwan ranks 20th 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.