Brazil vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Brazil
1.50 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
1.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
33rd
Spain rank
31st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.84 billion tonnes against 1.50 billion tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 330.74 million tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 31st of 146 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27,836 tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 136,644 tonnes | 7.92 million tonnes | 7.78 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.18 million tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | 6.77 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 4.98 million tonnes | 17.52 million tonnes | 12.54 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 28.99 million tonnes | 57.48 million tonnes | 28.49 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 103.57 million tonnes | 176.99 million tonnes | 73.42 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 325.45 million tonnes | 575.94 million tonnes | 250.49 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 875.53 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 366.78 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 330.79 million tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Brazil or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.84 billion tonnes against 1.50 billion tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Brazil and Spain?
- 330.74 million tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Brazil ranks 33rd 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.