Germany vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Germany
0.7%
in 2024
Spain
0.5%
in 2024
Germany rank
21st
Spain rank
23rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10.2% | 2.3% | 7.9% | Germany |
| 1930s | 12.2% | 1.9% | 10.3% | Germany |
| 1940s | 7.4% | 2.7% | 4.7% | Germany |
| 1950s | 9.4% | 1.9% | 7.5% | Germany |
| 1960s | 8.9% | 2.3% | 6.6% | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 3.2% | 3.4% | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Germany and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Germany ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 211 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 from cement. 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 cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.