Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Saudi Arabia
19.21 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
17.73 billion tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Spain rank
28th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.21 billion tonnes against 17.73 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 1.48 billion tonnes.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Spain ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 194 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Spain Difference Ahead
1930s -446,000 tonnes 3.06 billion tonnes 3.06 billion tonnes Spain
1940s 37.70 million tonnes 3.40 billion tonnes 3.36 billion tonnes Spain
1950s 126.53 million tonnes 3.92 billion tonnes 3.79 billion tonnes Spain
1960s 183.86 million tonnes 4.64 billion tonnes 4.45 billion tonnes Spain
1970s 727.29 million tonnes 5.96 billion tonnes 5.23 billion tonnes Spain
1980s 2.22 billion tonnes 7.83 billion tonnes 5.62 billion tonnes Spain
1990s 4.53 billion tonnes 9.93 billion tonnes 5.40 billion tonnes Spain
2000s 7.70 billion tonnes 12.74 billion tonnes 5.03 billion tonnes Spain
2010s 12.93 billion tonnes 15.57 billion tonnes 2.65 billion tonnes Spain
2020s 17.84 billion tonnes 17.30 billion tonnes 538.04 million tonnes Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
Saudi Arabia, at 19.21 billion tonnes against 17.73 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
1.48 billion tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.