Philippines vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Philippines
15.28 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
17.73 billion tonnes
in 2024
Philippines rank
30th
Spain rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Philippines
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.73 billion tonnes against 15.28 billion tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 2.45 billion tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Spain ahead.
Philippines ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 188.43 million tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 838.37 million tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 908.17 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 2.27 billion tonnes | 477.44 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.88 billion tonnes | 263.04 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 3.20 billion tonnes | 3.43 billion tonnes | 233.12 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 4.12 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | 202.22 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1960s | 5.93 billion tonnes | 4.64 billion tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | Philippines |
| 1970s | 7.61 billion tonnes | 5.96 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | Philippines |
| 1980s | 9.59 billion tonnes | 7.83 billion tonnes | 1.76 billion tonnes | Philippines |
| 1990s | 10.61 billion tonnes | 9.93 billion tonnes | 680.29 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 2000s | 11.81 billion tonnes | 12.74 billion tonnes | 928.22 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.50 billion tonnes | 15.57 billion tonnes | 2.08 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.87 billion tonnes | 17.30 billion tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Philippines or Spain?
- Spain, at 17.73 billion tonnes against 15.28 billion tonnes in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Philippines and Spain?
- 2.45 billion tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Spain?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Philippines ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.