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