Spain vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Spain
8.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
6.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
16th
Ukraine rank
18th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Spain
- Ukraine
How they compare
Spain currently reports 8.04 billion tonnes against 6.84 billion tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 1.20 billion tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ukraine ahead.
Spain ranks 16th and Ukraine ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 366.4 tonnes | 15,187 tonnes | 14,821 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 42,133 tonnes | 251,046 tonnes | 208,913 tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 787,365 tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 2.21 million tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes | 14.87 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 3.32 million tonnes | 48.92 million tonnes | 45.61 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 4.66 million tonnes | 82.33 million tonnes | 77.67 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 9.06 million tonnes | 107.35 million tonnes | 98.30 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 23.57 million tonnes | 172.51 million tonnes | 148.94 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 32.30 million tonnes | 288.67 million tonnes | 256.38 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 91.68 million tonnes | 464.84 million tonnes | 373.17 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 288.54 million tonnes | 989.69 million tonnes | 701.15 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 2.21 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 4.14 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 3.57 billion tonnes | 5.65 billion tonnes | 2.08 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 5.20 billion tonnes | 6.13 billion tonnes | 932.87 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 6.76 billion tonnes | 6.52 billion tonnes | 248.58 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.77 billion tonnes | 6.78 billion tonnes | 993.55 million tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Spain or Ukraine?
- Spain, at 8.04 billion tonnes against 6.84 billion tonnes in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Spain and Ukraine?
- 1.20 billion tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Spain ranks 16th and Ukraine ranks 18th 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.