Netherlands vs Spain: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Netherlands
0.5%
in 2024
Spain
0.6%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
24th
Spain rank
22nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 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 coal, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Netherlands ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.