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