Belgium vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Belgium
12.91 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
15.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
Spain rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Belgium
- Spain
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 by world region, 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 by world region 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 by world region?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 21st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.