Spain vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Spain
4.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
5.21 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
22nd
Turkey rank
19th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Spain
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 5.21 billion tonnes against 4.88 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 335.84 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 160 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 19th of 179 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 50.97 million tonnes 2.38 million tonnes 48.59 million tonnes Spain
1880s 96.32 million tonnes 4.61 million tonnes 91.70 million tonnes Spain
1890s 168.57 million tonnes 7.93 million tonnes 160.65 million tonnes Spain
1900s 278.54 million tonnes 16.93 million tonnes 261.61 million tonnes Spain
1910s 427.97 million tonnes 33.24 million tonnes 394.73 million tonnes Spain
1920s 589.17 million tonnes 47.27 million tonnes 541.90 million tonnes Spain
1930s 765.24 million tonnes 85.02 million tonnes 680.22 million tonnes Spain
1940s 947.31 million tonnes 140.25 million tonnes 807.06 million tonnes Spain
1950s 1.22 billion tonnes 222.72 million tonnes 997.02 million tonnes Spain
1960s 1.55 billion tonnes 342.03 million tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes Spain
1970s 1.90 billion tonnes 516.74 million tonnes 1.38 billion tonnes Spain
1980s 2.43 billion tonnes 815.06 million tonnes 1.61 billion tonnes Spain
1990s 3.19 billion tonnes 1.45 billion tonnes 1.74 billion tonnes Spain
2000s 4.00 billion tonnes 2.36 billion tonnes 1.64 billion tonnes Spain
2010s 4.60 billion tonnes 3.63 billion tonnes 964.39 million tonnes Spain
2020s 4.85 billion tonnes 4.83 billion tonnes 21.54 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 Turkey?
Turkey, at 5.21 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 Turkey?
335.84 million tonnes, with Turkey 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 from coal?
Spain ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.