Indonesia vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Indonesia
8.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
8.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
15th
Spain rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Indonesia
- Spain
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 8.13 billion tonnes against 8.04 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 84.50 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Spain ahead.
Indonesia ranks 15th and Spain ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 1.13 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 15.56 million tonnes | 3.32 million tonnes | 12.24 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 57.61 million tonnes | 4.66 million tonnes | 52.95 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 113.40 million tonnes | 9.06 million tonnes | 104.35 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 229.86 million tonnes | 23.57 million tonnes | 206.29 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 386.64 million tonnes | 32.30 million tonnes | 354.34 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 485.35 million tonnes | 91.68 million tonnes | 393.67 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 643.89 million tonnes | 288.54 million tonnes | 355.36 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 942.68 million tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 115.38 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 747.70 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.02 billion tonnes | 5.20 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.97 billion tonnes | 6.76 billion tonnes | 793.26 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.65 billion tonnes | 7.77 billion tonnes | 119.41 million tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Indonesia or Spain?
- Indonesia, at 8.13 billion tonnes against 8.04 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Indonesia and Spain?
- 84.50 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Spain?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Indonesia ranks 15th and Spain ranks 16th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.