South Korea vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
South Korea
7.83 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
8.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
17th
Spain rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 8.04 billion tonnes against 7.83 billion tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 206.59 million tonnes.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 9.06 million tonnes | 9.06 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 23.57 million tonnes | 23.57 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 32.64 million tonnes | 32.64 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 5.00 million tonnes | 91.68 million tonnes | 86.67 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 35.98 million tonnes | 288.54 million tonnes | 252.56 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 302.98 million tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 755.07 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 979.19 million tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.40 billion tonnes | 5.20 billion tonnes | 791.21 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.19 billion tonnes | 6.76 billion tonnes | 573.83 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.49 billion tonnes | 7.77 billion tonnes | 283.20 million tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, South Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 8.04 billion tonnes against 7.83 billion tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between South Korea and Spain?
- 206.59 million tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- South Korea ranks 17th 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.