Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)

Spain
25.83 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
30.67 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Spain rank
27th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 30.67 Mt CO2e against 25.83 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 4.84 Mt CO2e.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Spain ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 193 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 53.12 Mt CO2e 140.58 Mt CO2e 87.46 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 43.63 Mt CO2e 89.47 Mt CO2e 45.84 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 41.54 Mt CO2e 70.08 Mt CO2e 28.54 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 48.69 Mt CO2e 56.73 Mt CO2e 8.04 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 34.19 Mt CO2e 37.74 Mt CO2e 3.56 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 28.4 Mt CO2e 31.64 Mt CO2e 3.24 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 30.67 Mt CO2e against 25.83 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
4.84 Mt CO2e, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
Spain ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).