Brazil vs Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Brazil
0.2404 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
0.2358 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
72nd
Spain rank
73rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.2404 tonnes per person against 0.2358 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0046 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Spain ahead.
Brazil ranks 72nd and Spain ranks 73rd of 179 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.0576 tonnes per person | 0.1467 tonnes per person | 0.0892 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.0828 tonnes per person | 0.2047 tonnes per person | 0.1219 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.0945 tonnes per person | 0.3265 tonnes per person | 0.2319 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.1442 tonnes per person | 0.4773 tonnes per person | 0.3331 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.1474 tonnes per person | 0.683 tonnes per person | 0.5356 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.168 tonnes per person | 0.7795 tonnes per person | 0.6115 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.1643 tonnes per person | 0.7803 tonnes per person | 0.616 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.1453 tonnes per person | 0.6093 tonnes per person | 0.464 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.1349 tonnes per person | 0.885 tonnes per person | 0.75 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.0897 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.9553 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.0816 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.956 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.1107 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.9689 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.2242 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2729 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3202 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.7168 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2719 tonnes per person | 0.3003 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Spain?
- Brazil, at 0.2404 tonnes per person against 0.2358 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Spain?
- 0.0046 tonnes per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Brazil ranks 72nd and Spain ranks 73rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.