Japan vs Spain: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Japan
17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain
18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan rank
34th
Spain rank
31st

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan, a difference of 884,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1850s 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1860s 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1870s 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1880s 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1890s 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1900s 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1910s 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1920s 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1930s 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1940s 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1950s 19.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1960s 23.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1970s 27.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1980s 30.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
1990s 36.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
2000s 25.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Japan
2010s 20.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 890,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Spain
2020s 18.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Japan or Spain?
Spain, at 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Japan and Spain?
884,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.