Egypt vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Egypt
0.9%
in 2024
Spain
1.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
21st
Spain rank
19th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Spain ahead.
Egypt ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Egypt or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Egypt and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain 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 oil?
- Egypt ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th 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 from oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.