Iran vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Iran
9.98 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
8.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
14th
Spain rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Iran
- Spain
How they compare
Iran currently reports 9.98 billion tonnes against 8.04 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 1.94 billion tonnes.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Spain ahead.
Iran ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3,664 tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 5.66 million tonnes | 4.74 million tonnes | 918,126 tonnes | Iran |
| 1920s | 75.32 million tonnes | 9.06 million tonnes | 66.27 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1930s | 265.07 million tonnes | 23.57 million tonnes | 241.51 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1940s | 588.49 million tonnes | 32.30 million tonnes | 556.20 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1950s | 829.48 million tonnes | 91.68 million tonnes | 737.80 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1960s | 991.27 million tonnes | 288.54 million tonnes | 702.73 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 342.80 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.28 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 52.89 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.61 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | 31.44 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2000s | 5.59 billion tonnes | 5.20 billion tonnes | 391.54 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2010s | 7.89 billion tonnes | 6.76 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | Iran |
| 2020s | 9.55 billion tonnes | 7.77 billion tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Iran or Spain?
- Iran, at 9.98 billion tonnes against 8.04 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Iran and Spain?
- 1.94 billion tonnes, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Spain?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Iran ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.