Spain vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Spain
4.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
2.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
25th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Spain
- Vietnam
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.88 billion tonnes against 2.87 billion tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 2.01 billion tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Vietnam's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 177.08 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 175.31 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 278.54 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 271.48 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 427.97 million tonnes | 18.65 million tonnes | 409.32 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 589.17 million tonnes | 42.18 million tonnes | 546.99 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 765.24 million tonnes | 87.50 million tonnes | 677.75 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 947.31 million tonnes | 131.83 million tonnes | 815.48 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 144.25 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 191.56 million tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.90 billion tonnes | 270.19 million tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.43 billion tonnes | 394.12 million tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.19 billion tonnes | 521.34 million tonnes | 2.67 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.00 billion tonnes | 766.81 million tonnes | 3.23 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.60 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 3.26 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.85 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Spain or Vietnam?
- Spain, at 4.88 billion tonnes against 2.87 billion tonnes in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Spain and Vietnam?
- 2.01 billion tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Spain ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 25th 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.