Spain vs Ukraine: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Spain
18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ukraine
20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain rank
31st
Ukraine rank
29th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Spain
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Spain, a difference of 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Spain ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 13.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 18.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 22.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 22.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 675,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 2010s | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 20.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Spain or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 20.27 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 Ukraine?
- 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Ukraine rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Spain ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 29th 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.