Spain vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Spain
2.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
68th
Zimbabwe rank
66th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Spain
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2.18 billion tonnes against 2.03 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 145.34 million tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 17 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 139.98 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | 133.77 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1860s | 356.83 million tonnes | 19.07 million tonnes | 337.76 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 530.21 million tonnes | 32.02 million tonnes | 498.19 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 665.12 million tonnes | 44.94 million tonnes | 620.18 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 826.53 million tonnes | 59.82 million tonnes | 766.71 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 82.10 million tonnes | 968.36 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 117.65 million tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 171.39 million tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 2.09 billion tonnes | 250.87 million tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 2.40 billion tonnes | 367.32 million tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 2.58 billion tonnes | 528.81 million tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.74 billion tonnes | 705.94 million tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.84 billion tonnes | 897.93 million tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.75 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.58 billion tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 1.93 billion tonnes | 419.96 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 7.61 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | 129.19 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Spain or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2.18 billion tonnes against 2.03 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 145.34 million tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Zimbabwe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Spain ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.