Belgium vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Belgium
1.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
1.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
34th
Spain rank
31st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.84 billion tonnes against 1.46 billion tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 376.19 million tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Spain ahead.
Belgium ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 146 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 178,069 tonnes | 178,069 tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 813,010 tonnes | 813,010 tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 299,715 tonnes | 7.92 million tonnes | 7.62 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.35 million tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | 5.60 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 90.25 million tonnes | 17.52 million tonnes | 72.72 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1980s | 270.63 million tonnes | 57.48 million tonnes | 213.15 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1990s | 471.14 million tonnes | 176.99 million tonnes | 294.15 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2000s | 786.85 million tonnes | 575.94 million tonnes | 210.91 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 101.05 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 315.88 million tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.84 billion tonnes against 1.46 billion tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Belgium and Spain?
- 376.19 million tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 195 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Belgium ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.