Germany vs Spain: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Germany
0.5%
in 2024
Spain
0.5%
in 2024
Germany rank
35th
Spain rank
36th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 35th and Spain ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Germany and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Germany ranks 35th 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.