Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Saudi Arabia
19.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
15.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
18th
Spain rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.02 billion tonnes against 15.70 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 3.32 billion tonnes.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Spain ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 542,271 tonnes | 841.89 million tonnes | 841.35 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 41.75 million tonnes | 998.03 million tonnes | 956.28 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 130.17 million tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 179.21 million tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 699.96 million tonnes | 3.12 billion tonnes | 2.42 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.13 billion tonnes | 5.09 billion tonnes | 2.95 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.37 billion tonnes | 7.35 billion tonnes | 2.99 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.53 billion tonnes | 10.39 billion tonnes | 2.86 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 12.74 billion tonnes | 13.41 billion tonnes | 662.74 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 17.65 billion tonnes | 15.26 billion tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
- Saudi Arabia, at 19.02 billion tonnes against 15.70 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 3.32 billion tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th 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.