Spain vs Ukraine: Methane emissions

Spain
44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ukraine
52.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain rank
38th
Ukraine rank
35th

Methane emissions over time

  • Spain
  • Ukraine
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 52.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Spain, a difference of 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 38th and Ukraine ranks 35th of 199 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1860s 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1870s 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1880s 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1890s 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1900s 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1910s 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1920s 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1930s 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1940s 17.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1950s 22.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1960s 28.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1970s 33.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 76.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1980s 37.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 128.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1990s 41.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
2000s 47.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
2010s 45.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
2020s 45.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Spain or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 52.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Spain and Ukraine?
7.79 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 methane emissions?
Spain ranks 38th and Ukraine ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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