Spain vs Vietnam: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Spain
1.5%
in 2024
Vietnam
1.6%
in 2024
Spain rank
15th
Vietnam rank
12th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Spain
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 211 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 0.1% | 2.6% | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Spain or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Spain and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Vietnam?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Vietnam rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Spain ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 12th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.