Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain

Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was -1.51 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-1.51 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 92.7%
World rank
115th
of 188 countries
All-time high
723.19 % change on previous year
in 1970
All-time low
-350.12 % change on previous year
in 1996
Years of data
171
1851–2024

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain, 1851–2024

-2500250500750185119372024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain is -1.51 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 92.7% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain peaked at 723.19 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -350.12 % change on previous year, in 1996.

That places Spain 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain, 1851 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1851 -6.03 % change on previous year —
1852 -3.64 % change on previous year -39.7%
1853 -2.72 % change on previous year -25.1%
1854 -2.15 % change on previous year -21.1%
1855 -1.79 % change on previous year -16.7%
1856 -1.74 % change on previous year -3.0%
1857 -1.64 % change on previous year -5.6%
1858 -1.22 % change on previous year -25.3%
1859 -1.21 % change on previous year -1.5%
1860 -4.84 % change on previous year +301.6%
1861 -2.8 % change on previous year -42.1%
1862 -2.11 % change on previous year -24.8%
1863 -2.09 % change on previous year -1.0%
1864 -2 % change on previous year -4.0%
1865 -1.57 % change on previous year -21.5%
1866 -1.74 % change on previous year +11.0%
1867 -0.7291 % change on previous year -58.2%
1868 -1.75 % change on previous year +140.3%
1869 -1.03 % change on previous year -41.3%
1870 -6.71 % change on previous year +552.5%
1871 -3.4 % change on previous year -49.4%
1872 -2.41 % change on previous year -29.2%
1873 -1.99 % change on previous year -17.2%
1874 -1.65 % change on previous year -17.4%
1875 -1.39 % change on previous year -15.5%
1876 -1.42 % change on previous year +2.2%
1877 -1.48 % change on previous year +4.1%
1878 -0.8523 % change on previous year -42.4%
1879 -0.9363 % change on previous year +9.8%
1880 -8.52 % change on previous year +810.3%
1881 -4.65 % change on previous year -45.5%
1882 -3.11 % change on previous year -33.0%
1883 -2.79 % change on previous year -10.4%
1884 -2.54 % change on previous year -9.0%
1885 -1.83 % change on previous year -27.8%
1886 -2.15 % change on previous year +17.5%
1887 -0.5864 % change on previous year -72.8%
1888 -2.15 % change on previous year +267.1%
1889 -1.16 % change on previous year -46.2%
1890 50.27 % change on previous year -4443.9%
1891 14.66 % change on previous year -70.8%
1892 7.45 % change on previous year -49.2%
1893 4.64 % change on previous year -37.7%
1894 3.32 % change on previous year -28.5%
1895 2.52 % change on previous year -23.9%
1896 1.85 % change on previous year -26.7%
1897 1.43 % change on previous year -22.9%
1898 1.47 % change on previous year +2.9%
1899 1.17 % change on previous year -20.2%
1900 -3.92 % change on previous year -434.3%
1901 -1.19 % change on previous year -69.7%
1902 -0.1088 % change on previous year -90.8%
1903 -0.1112 % change on previous year +2.2%
1904 -0.3084 % change on previous year +177.3%
1905 -0.0144 % change on previous year -95.3%
1906 -0.0383 % change on previous year +165.7%
1907 -0.1681 % change on previous year +339.0%
1908 -0.259 % change on previous year +54.1%
1909 0.1077 % change on previous year -141.6%
1910 20.2 % change on previous year +18659.7%
1911 7.65 % change on previous year -62.1%
1912 4.48 % change on previous year -41.4%
1913 3.11 % change on previous year -30.6%
1914 2.2 % change on previous year -29.4%
1915 1.68 % change on previous year -23.5%
1916 1.5 % change on previous year -10.7%
1917 1.11 % change on previous year -25.9%
1918 1.47 % change on previous year +32.3%
1919 0.7086 % change on previous year -51.8%
1920 7.29 % change on previous year +928.4%
1921 3.7 % change on previous year -49.3%
1922 2.46 % change on previous year -33.4%
1923 2.03 % change on previous year -17.7%
1924 1.62 % change on previous year -19.9%
1925 1.48 % change on previous year -8.6%
1926 1.5 % change on previous year +1.1%
1927 1.03 % change on previous year -31.4%
1928 1.18 % change on previous year +15.1%
1929 1.17 % change on previous year -1.6%
1930 -2.27 % change on previous year -295.2%
1931 -0.1852 % change on previous year -91.9%
1932 0.3048 % change on previous year -264.5%
1933 0.4719 % change on previous year +54.9%
1934 0.4971 % change on previous year +5.3%
1935 0.7487 % change on previous year +50.6%
1936 0.4582 % change on previous year -38.8%
1937 0.7036 % change on previous year +53.5%
1938 0.7292 % change on previous year +3.6%
1939 0.4525 % change on previous year -37.9%
1940 -26.87 % change on previous year -6038.0%
1941 -16.77 % change on previous year -37.6%
1942 -11.72 % change on previous year -30.1%
1943 -9.57 % change on previous year -18.4%
1944 -8.08 % change on previous year -15.5%
1945 -6.84 % change on previous year -15.4%
1946 -6.45 % change on previous year -5.6%
1947 -5.56 % change on previous year -13.9%
1948 -4.62 % change on previous year -16.9%
1949 -3.61 % change on previous year -21.9%
1950 6.43 % change on previous year -278.1%
1951 1.67 % change on previous year -74.0%
1952 2.32 % change on previous year +39.0%
1953 3.27 % change on previous year +41.1%
1954 3.37 % change on previous year +3.0%
1955 3.42 % change on previous year +1.5%
1956 4.8 % change on previous year +40.2%
1957 7.61 % change on previous year +58.6%
1958 9.18 % change on previous year +20.6%
1959 75.49 % change on previous year +722.5%
1960 -55.7 % change on previous year -173.8%
1961 3.34 % change on previous year -106.0%
1962 -38.73 % change on previous year -1259.0%
1963 -84.16 % change on previous year +117.3%
1964 83.5 % change on previous year -199.2%
1965 -348.55 % change on previous year -517.4%
1966 321.8 % change on previous year -192.3%
1967 -93.82 % change on previous year -129.2%
1969 -81.21 % change on previous year -13.4%
1970 723.19 % change on previous year -990.6%
1971 -59.89 % change on previous year -108.3%
1972 -67.63 % change on previous year +12.9%
1973 -99.62 % change on previous year +47.3%
1975 -148.77 % change on previous year +49.3%
1976 -14.01 % change on previous year -90.6%
1977 -2.6 % change on previous year -81.5%
1978 -9.64 % change on previous year +271.2%
1979 -4.95 % change on previous year -48.6%
1980 4.19 % change on previous year -184.6%
1981 7.22 % change on previous year +72.3%
1982 9.34 % change on previous year +29.2%
1983 -2.4 % change on previous year -125.7%
1984 -26.42 % change on previous year +1000.3%
1985 12.56 % change on previous year -147.5%
1986 -2.43 % change on previous year -119.4%
1987 2.77 % change on previous year -213.7%
1988 4.35 % change on previous year +57.3%
1989 -21.73 % change on previous year -599.4%
1990 -7.86 % change on previous year -63.8%
1991 -21.45 % change on previous year +173.1%
1992 -43.41 % change on previous year +102.4%
1993 -3.63 % change on previous year -91.6%
1994 -88.39 % change on previous year +2332.7%
1995 92.56 % change on previous year -204.7%
1996 -350.12 % change on previous year -478.3%
1997 -130.12 % change on previous year -62.8%
1998 27.75 % change on previous year -121.3%
1999 11.05 % change on previous year -60.2%
2000 -33.67 % change on previous year -404.8%
2001 11 % change on previous year -132.7%
2002 44.15 % change on previous year +301.5%
2003 9.01 % change on previous year -79.6%
2004 -32.76 % change on previous year -463.8%
2005 -26.15 % change on previous year -20.2%
2006 -14.71 % change on previous year -43.7%
2007 8.26 % change on previous year -156.1%
2008 -0.7762 % change on previous year -109.4%
2009 4.99 % change on previous year -742.4%
2010 -27.48 % change on previous year -651.1%
2011 147.76 % change on previous year -637.6%
2012 -212.47 % change on previous year -243.8%
2013 6.24 % change on previous year -102.9%
2014 -6.66 % change on previous year -206.8%
2015 -37.14 % change on previous year +457.6%
2016 8.22 % change on previous year -122.1%
2017 -24.42 % change on previous year -396.9%
2018 15.97 % change on previous year -165.4%
2019 -11 % change on previous year -168.9%
2020 8.52 % change on previous year -177.4%
2021 98.69 % change on previous year +1058.9%
2023 -20.56 % change on previous year -120.8%
2024 -1.51 % change on previous year -92.7%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's -1.51 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.6131 % change on previous year, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1910 +18659.7% 0.1077 % change on previous year 20.2 % change on previous year
1940 -6038.0% 0.4525 % change on previous year -26.87 % change on previous year
1890 +4443.9% -1.16 % change on previous year 50.27 % change on previous year
1994 -2332.7% -3.63 % change on previous year -88.39 % change on previous year
1962 -1259.0% 3.34 % change on previous year -38.73 % change on previous year
2021 +1058.9% 8.52 % change on previous year 98.69 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s -2.46 % change on previous year -6.03 % change on previous year -1.21 % change on previous year 9
1860s -2.07 % change on previous year -4.84 % change on previous year -0.7291 % change on previous year 10
1870s -2.22 % change on previous year -6.71 % change on previous year -0.8523 % change on previous year 10
1880s -2.95 % change on previous year -8.52 % change on previous year -0.5864 % change on previous year 10
1890s 8.88 % change on previous year 1.17 % change on previous year 50.27 % change on previous year 10
1900s -0.6003 % change on previous year -3.92 % change on previous year 0.1077 % change on previous year 10
1910s 4.41 % change on previous year 0.7086 % change on previous year 20.2 % change on previous year 10
1920s 2.35 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year 7.29 % change on previous year 10
1930s 0.1906 % change on previous year -2.27 % change on previous year 0.7487 % change on previous year 10
1940s -10.01 % change on previous year -26.87 % change on previous year -3.61 % change on previous year 10
1950s 11.76 % change on previous year 1.67 % change on previous year 75.49 % change on previous year 10
1960s -32.61 % change on previous year -348.55 % change on previous year 321.8 % change on previous year 9
1970s 35.12 % change on previous year -148.77 % change on previous year 723.19 % change on previous year 9
1980s -1.26 % change on previous year -26.42 % change on previous year 12.56 % change on previous year 10
1990s -51.36 % change on previous year -350.12 % change on previous year 92.56 % change on previous year 10
2000s -3.07 % change on previous year -33.67 % change on previous year 44.15 % change on previous year 10
2010s -14.1 % change on previous year -212.47 % change on previous year 147.76 % change on previous year 10
2020s 21.28 % change on previous year -20.56 % change on previous year 98.69 % change on previous year 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain?
Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Spain was -1.51 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 723.19 % change on previous year in 1970.
What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was -350.12 % change on previous year in 1996.
How does Spain rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
Spain ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
188 places, 32,285 data points, 1851–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.