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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.