Spain vs United Kingdom: Methane emissions

Spain
44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Kingdom
43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain rank
38th
United Kingdom rank
40th

Methane emissions over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Kingdom, a difference of 782,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

Spain ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1860s 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1870s 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1880s 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1890s 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 101.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1900s 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 104.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1910s 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 123.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1920s 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 103.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1930s 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 120.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 105.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1940s 17.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 132.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1950s 22.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 153.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 130.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1960s 28.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 159.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 130.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1970s 33.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 148.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1980s 37.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 135.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1990s 41.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 125.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2000s 47.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2010s 45.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2020s 45.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 850,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Spain or United Kingdom?
Spain, at 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Spain and United Kingdom?
782,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for methane emissions?
Spain ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 40th 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.