Italy vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Italy
1.2%
in 2024
Spain
1.1%
in 2024
Italy rank
16th
Spain rank
19th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1870s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 1880s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Italy and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Italy ranks 16th 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.