Kazakhstan vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Kazakhstan
14.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
15.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
22nd
Spain rank
21st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 15.70 billion tonnes against 14.94 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 762.80 million tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Spain ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 21st of 215 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Spain Difference Ahead
1830s 3,101 tonnes 9,160 tonnes 6,059 tonnes Spain
1850s 54,100 tonnes 6.63 million tonnes 6.57 million tonnes Spain
1860s 536,767 tonnes 22.15 million tonnes 21.61 million tonnes Spain
1870s 3.44 million tonnes 51.01 million tonnes 47.57 million tonnes Spain
1880s 12.38 million tonnes 97.10 million tonnes 84.73 million tonnes Spain
1890s 31.87 million tonnes 170.78 million tonnes 138.91 million tonnes Spain
1900s 75.32 million tonnes 281.86 million tonnes 206.54 million tonnes Spain
1910s 138.77 million tonnes 432.81 million tonnes 294.04 million tonnes Spain
1920s 181.26 million tonnes 599.28 million tonnes 418.02 million tonnes Spain
1930s 297.79 million tonnes 796.95 million tonnes 499.17 million tonnes Spain
1940s 543.16 million tonnes 998.03 million tonnes 454.87 million tonnes Spain
1950s 1.00 billion tonnes 1.35 billion tonnes 342.54 million tonnes Spain
1960s 1.97 billion tonnes 1.90 billion tonnes 69.19 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1970s 3.57 billion tonnes 3.12 billion tonnes 454.01 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1980s 5.81 billion tonnes 5.09 billion tonnes 725.53 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1990s 8.13 billion tonnes 7.35 billion tonnes 778.53 million tonnes Kazakhstan
2000s 9.79 billion tonnes 10.39 billion tonnes 600.62 million tonnes Spain
2010s 12.21 billion tonnes 13.41 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes Spain
2020s 14.38 billion tonnes 15.26 billion tonnes 877.82 million tonnes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Kazakhstan or Spain?
Spain, at 15.70 billion tonnes against 14.94 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Kazakhstan and Spain?
762.80 million tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Spain?
173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Kazakhstan ranks 22nd 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.