Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in Spain

Spain: Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions was 39.3 Index in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
39.3 Index
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
26th
of 44 countries
All-time high
172.57 Index
in 1991
All-time low
37.9 Index
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in Spain, 1990–2024

501001501990200720241990: 168.7 Index1991: 172.6 Index1992: 170.8 Index1993: 158.6 Index1994: 147.7 Index1995: 128.3 Index1996: 142.5 Index1997: 133.3 Index1998: 130.4 Index1999: 120.3 Index2000: 100 Index2001: 90.4 Index2002: 84.1 Index2003: 86.1 Index2004: 79.3 Index2005: 73.4 Index2006: 71 Index2007: 69.6 Index2008: 64.3 Index2009: 63.5 Index2010: 63.8 Index2011: 62.5 Index2012: 54.9 Index2013: 60.7 Index2014: 56.2 Index2015: 58.1 Index2016: 52.7 Index2017: 53.1 Index2018: 57.2 Index2019: 50.3 Index2020: 46.5 Index2021: 48.8 Index2022: 39.6 Index2023: 37.9 Index2024: 39.3 Index

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.

Analysis

In 2024, air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Spain stood at 39.3 Index.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Spain peaked at 172.57 Index in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.9 Index, in 2023.

That places Spain 26th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 147.32 Index 120.32 Index 172.57 Index 10
2000s 78.18 Index 63.48 Index 100 Index 10
2010s 56.94 Index 50.28 Index 63.75 Index 10
2020s 42.42 Index 37.9 Index 48.79 Index 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 23 United States of America 41.15 Index compare
  2. 24 Sweden 40.4 Index compare
  3. 25 Greece 40 Index compare
  4. 27 Canada 37.9 Index compare
  5. 28 Bulgaria 37.38 Index compare
  6. 29 Cyprus 35.76 Index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Spain?
Air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Spain was 39.3 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 172.57 Index in 1991.
What is the lowest air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 37.9 Index in 2023.
How does Spain rank for air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions?
Spain ranks 26th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
Is air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions
Unit
Index
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 1,889 data points, 1990–2024
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This dataset provides selected information on national emissions of air pollutants: man-made emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). Categories presented are based on the NFR (nomenclature for reporting) 2014 classification. Details of regroupings can be found in the table of correspondence. Data exclude non man-made emissions and international aviation and maritime transports emissions. For some countries residential mobile emissions (e.g. mowers) are included into “Other combustion” instead of “Other mobile”. Data source(s): (1) The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention), UNECE-EMEP emissions Database, WebDab. EMEP Official; (2) Common Reporting Tables CRT to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables); (3) Replies to the OECD Questionnaire on the State of the Environment and comments from member countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 2026 Database documentation