Chile vs Spain: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Chile
0.4%
in 2024
Spain
0.5%
in 2024
Chile rank
39th
Spain rank
36th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 39th and Spain ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Chile or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Chile and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Chile ranks 39th and Spain ranks 36th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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 flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.