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