Indonesia vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Indonesia
17.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
15.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
20th
Spain rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Indonesia
- Spain
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 17.42 billion tonnes against 15.70 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 1.72 billion tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Spain ahead.
Indonesia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,664 tonnes | 124.91 million tonnes | 124.91 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 2.19 million tonnes | 170.78 million tonnes | 168.59 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 21.98 million tonnes | 281.86 million tonnes | 259.88 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 77.61 million tonnes | 432.81 million tonnes | 355.20 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 162.79 million tonnes | 599.28 million tonnes | 436.49 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 327.38 million tonnes | 796.95 million tonnes | 469.57 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 521.58 million tonnes | 998.03 million tonnes | 476.45 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 652.15 million tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 693.63 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 874.32 million tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 3.12 billion tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.20 billion tonnes | 5.09 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.88 billion tonnes | 7.35 billion tonnes | 3.48 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.80 billion tonnes | 10.39 billion tonnes | 3.59 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 11.24 billion tonnes | 13.41 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 15.88 billion tonnes | 15.26 billion tonnes | 627.72 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Indonesia or Spain?
- Indonesia, at 17.42 billion tonnes against 15.70 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Indonesia and Spain?
- 1.72 billion tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Spain?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Indonesia ranks 20th 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.