Ethiopia vs Spain: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Ethiopia
0.5%
in 2024
Spain
0.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
37th
Spain rank
34th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Spain ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Ethiopia or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Ethiopia and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Spain rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th and Spain ranks 34th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.