Pakistan vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Pakistan
0.5%
in 2024
Spain
0.6%
in 2024
Pakistan rank
31st
Spain rank
29th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Pakistan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Spain ahead.
Pakistan ranks 31st and Spain ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Pakistan or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Pakistan and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Spain?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Pakistan ranks 31st 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.