Spain vs Venezuela: Methane emissions
Spain
44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Venezuela
47.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain rank
38th
Venezuela rank
37th
Methane emissions over time
- Spain
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 47.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Spain, a difference of 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Venezuela'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 38th and Venezuela ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1860s | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1870s | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1880s | 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1890s | 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1900s | 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1910s | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1920s | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 17.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 22.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 28.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 33.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 37.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 41.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 47.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 45.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 45.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Spain or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 47.63 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 Venezuela?
- 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Venezuela rank globally for methane emissions?
- Spain ranks 38th and Venezuela ranks 37th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.