Pakistan vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Pakistan
2.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
1.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan rank
28th
Spain rank
31st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Pakistan
- Spain
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.09 billion tonnes against 1.84 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 250.96 million tonnes.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Spain ahead.
Pakistan ranks 28th and Spain ranks 31st of 146 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 7.23 million tonnes | 7.23 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 472,695 tonnes | 7.92 million tonnes | 7.45 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 13.23 million tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | 5.28 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 62.30 million tonnes | 17.52 million tonnes | 44.77 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 177.94 million tonnes | 57.48 million tonnes | 120.46 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 401.84 million tonnes | 176.99 million tonnes | 224.86 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 818.38 million tonnes | 575.94 million tonnes | 242.44 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 217.38 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 248.01 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Pakistan or Spain?
- Pakistan, at 2.09 billion tonnes against 1.84 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Pakistan and Spain?
- 250.96 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Spain?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Pakistan ranks 28th 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.