Egypt vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Egypt
0.7%
in 2024
Spain
0.6%
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Spain rank
29th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Spain ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Spain ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Egypt or Spain?
- Egypt, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Egypt and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Spain ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.