Belgium vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Belgium
12.91 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
15.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
Spain rank
21st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Belgium
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 15.70 billion tonnes against 12.91 billion tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 2.79 billion tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 195 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 21st of 215 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 18 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Spain Difference Ahead
1830s 34.54 million tonnes 46,166 tonnes 34.49 million tonnes Belgium
1840s 103.13 million tonnes 1.06 million tonnes 102.08 million tonnes Belgium
1850s 205.34 million tonnes 5.64 million tonnes 199.70 million tonnes Belgium
1860s 363.22 million tonnes 22.15 million tonnes 341.07 million tonnes Belgium
1870s 595.03 million tonnes 51.01 million tonnes 544.01 million tonnes Belgium
1880s 893.66 million tonnes 97.10 million tonnes 796.56 million tonnes Belgium
1890s 1.27 billion tonnes 170.78 million tonnes 1.09 billion tonnes Belgium
1900s 1.74 billion tonnes 281.86 million tonnes 1.46 billion tonnes Belgium
1910s 2.29 billion tonnes 432.81 million tonnes 1.85 billion tonnes Belgium
1920s 2.85 billion tonnes 599.28 million tonnes 2.25 billion tonnes Belgium
1930s 3.66 billion tonnes 796.95 million tonnes 2.86 billion tonnes Belgium
1940s 4.33 billion tonnes 998.03 million tonnes 3.33 billion tonnes Belgium
1950s 5.10 billion tonnes 1.35 billion tonnes 3.75 billion tonnes Belgium
1960s 6.06 billion tonnes 1.90 billion tonnes 4.15 billion tonnes Belgium
1970s 7.26 billion tonnes 3.12 billion tonnes 4.15 billion tonnes Belgium
1980s 8.49 billion tonnes 5.09 billion tonnes 3.40 billion tonnes Belgium
1990s 9.64 billion tonnes 7.35 billion tonnes 2.28 billion tonnes Belgium
2000s 10.90 billion tonnes 10.39 billion tonnes 506.71 million tonnes Belgium
2010s 12.01 billion tonnes 13.41 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes Spain
2020s 12.73 billion tonnes 15.26 billion tonnes 2.52 billion tonnes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Belgium or Spain?
Spain, at 15.70 billion tonnes against 12.91 billion tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Belgium and Spain?
2.79 billion tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
195 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 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.