Egypt vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Egypt
0.1%
in 2024
Spain
0.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
37th
Spain rank
40th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Spain ahead.
Egypt ranks 37th and Spain ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Egypt or Spain?
- Egypt, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Egypt and Spain?
- 0.0%, 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 from coal?
- Egypt ranks 37th and Spain ranks 40th of 179 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 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.