Brazil vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Brazil
18.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
15.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
19th
Spain rank
21st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Brazil
  • Spain
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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 by world region, 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 by world region 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 by world region?
Brazil ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.