Netherlands vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Netherlands
0.7%
in 2024
Spain
0.7%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
34th
Spain rank
32nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 146 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 0.1% | 2.8% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Netherlands ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.