Spain vs Thailand: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Spain
18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Thailand
20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain rank
31st
Thailand rank
30th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Spain, a difference of 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 30th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 16 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 394,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 821,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1860s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 883,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1870s | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1880s | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 641,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1890s | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 756,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1900s | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 942,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1910s | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1920s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1930s | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1940s | 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1950s | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1960s | 13.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1970s | 18.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1980s | 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1990s | 22.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 2000s | 22.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 2010s | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2020s | 20.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 919,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Spain and Thailand?
- 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Spain ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 30th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.