Brazil vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Brazil
18.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
15.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
19th
Spain rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.20 billion tonnes against 15.70 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 2.50 billion tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Spain ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Spain ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 664,430 tonnes | 7.92 million tonnes | 7.25 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1860s | 3.75 million tonnes | 22.15 million tonnes | 18.40 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 11.19 million tonnes | 51.01 million tonnes | 39.82 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 21.37 million tonnes | 97.10 million tonnes | 75.73 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 39.32 million tonnes | 170.78 million tonnes | 131.47 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 65.21 million tonnes | 281.86 million tonnes | 216.64 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 105.42 million tonnes | 432.81 million tonnes | 327.38 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 145.64 million tonnes | 599.28 million tonnes | 453.64 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 200.62 million tonnes | 796.95 million tonnes | 596.33 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 262.70 million tonnes | 998.03 million tonnes | 735.33 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 444.58 million tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 901.21 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 905.94 million tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 996.79 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.91 billion tonnes | 3.12 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 3.62 billion tonnes | 5.09 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.87 billion tonnes | 7.35 billion tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 9.14 billion tonnes | 10.39 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.56 billion tonnes | 13.41 billion tonnes | 155.77 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 17.23 billion tonnes | 15.26 billion tonnes | 1.98 billion tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Brazil or Spain?
- Brazil, at 18.20 billion tonnes against 15.70 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Brazil and Spain?
- 2.50 billion tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.