Australia vs Spain: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Australia
100.51 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Spain
95.32 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Spain rank
19th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Australia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 100.51 Mt CO2e against 95.32 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 5.19 Mt CO2e.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 40.05 Mt CO2e 34.74 Mt CO2e 5.31 Mt CO2e Australia
1980s 54.46 Mt CO2e 47.2 Mt CO2e 7.27 Mt CO2e Australia
1990s 66.58 Mt CO2e 73.6 Mt CO2e 7.02 Mt CO2e Spain
2000s 79.56 Mt CO2e 103.88 Mt CO2e 24.32 Mt CO2e Spain
2010s 92.61 Mt CO2e 88.74 Mt CO2e 3.87 Mt CO2e Australia
2020s 92.9 Mt CO2e 87.72 Mt CO2e 5.18 Mt CO2e Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Australia or Spain?
Australia, at 100.51 Mt CO2e against 95.32 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Australia and Spain?
5.19 Mt CO2e, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and Spain rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
Australia ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th of 194 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 Transport (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 Transport (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).