Change air pollutant emissions in Spain
Spain: Change air pollutant emissions was 1.03 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.03 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
54th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3.57 million
in 1992
All-time low
542,260
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Change air pollutant emissions in Spain, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.03 million for change air pollutant emissions in 2022.
That represents a change of down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Spain peaked at 3.57 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 542,260, in 1750.
Spain ranks 54th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change air pollutant emissions in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 542,260 | — |
| 1751 | 542,742 | +0.1% |
| 1752 | 543,219 | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 543,690 | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 544,155 | +0.1% |
| 1755 | 544,614 | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 545,068 | +0.1% |
| 1757 | 545,516 | +0.1% |
| 1758 | 545,958 | +0.1% |
| 1759 | 546,395 | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 546,826 | +0.1% |
| 1761 | 547,293 | +0.1% |
| 1762 | 547,753 | +0.1% |
| 1763 | 548,208 | +0.1% |
| 1764 | 548,657 | +0.1% |
| 1765 | 549,100 | +0.1% |
| 1766 | 549,537 | +0.1% |
| 1767 | 549,968 | +0.1% |
| 1768 | 550,394 | +0.1% |
| 1769 | 550,814 | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 551,228 | +0.1% |
| 1771 | 551,677 | +0.1% |
| 1772 | 552,120 | +0.1% |
| 1773 | 552,558 | +0.1% |
| 1774 | 552,989 | +0.1% |
| 1775 | 553,415 | +0.1% |
| 1776 | 553,834 | +0.1% |
| 1777 | 554,247 | +0.1% |
| 1778 | 554,655 | +0.1% |
| 1779 | 555,056 | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 555,452 | +0.1% |
| 1781 | 555,883 | +0.1% |
| 1782 | 556,308 | +0.1% |
| 1783 | 556,726 | +0.1% |
| 1784 | 557,139 | +0.1% |
| 1785 | 557,545 | +0.1% |
| 1786 | 557,946 | +0.1% |
| 1787 | 558,340 | +0.1% |
| 1788 | 558,728 | +0.1% |
| 1789 | 559,110 | +0.1% |
| 1790 | 559,485 | +0.1% |
| 1791 | 559,896 | +0.1% |
| 1792 | 560,302 | +0.1% |
| 1793 | 560,700 | +0.1% |
| 1794 | 561,093 | +0.1% |
| 1795 | 561,479 | +0.1% |
| 1796 | 561,858 | +0.1% |
| 1797 | 562,232 | +0.1% |
| 1798 | 562,599 | +0.1% |
| 1799 | 562,960 | +0.1% |
| 1800 | 563,314 | +0.1% |
| 1801 | 563,704 | +0.1% |
| 1802 | 564,088 | +0.1% |
| 1803 | 564,465 | +0.1% |
| 1804 | 564,836 | +0.1% |
| 1805 | 565,200 | +0.1% |
| 1806 | 565,558 | +0.1% |
| 1807 | 565,909 | +0.1% |
| 1808 | 566,254 | +0.1% |
| 1809 | 566,592 | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 566,924 | +0.1% |
| 1811 | 567,291 | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 567,652 | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 568,007 | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 568,354 | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 568,695 | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 569,029 | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 569,357 | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 569,678 | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 569,992 | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 570,300 | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 572,970 | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 575,624 | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 578,260 | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 580,880 | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 583,483 | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 586,068 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 588,637 | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 591,189 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 593,723 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 596,294 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 594,876 | -0.2% |
| 1832 | 593,459 | -0.2% |
| 1833 | 592,043 | -0.2% |
| 1834 | 590,627 | -0.2% |
| 1835 | 589,211 | -0.2% |
| 1836 | 588,059 | -0.2% |
| 1837 | 586,854 | -0.2% |
| 1838 | 585,282 | -0.3% |
| 1839 | 584,184 | -0.2% |
| 1840 | 582,612 | -0.3% |
| 1841 | 587,574 | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 592,143 | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 596,530 | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 600,892 | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 605,862 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 609,861 | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 613,414 | +0.6% |
| 1848 | 617,732 | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 622,026 | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 624,077 | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 630,787 | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 637,597 | +1.1% |
| 1853 | 646,307 | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 650,043 | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 655,926 | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 664,855 | +1.4% |
| 1857 | 669,954 | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 678,255 | +1.2% |
| 1859 | 687,481 | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 691,526 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 694,734 | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 699,591 | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 705,611 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 705,704 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 706,802 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 708,444 | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 715,656 | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 719,680 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 720,936 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 732,670 | +1.6% |
| 1871 | 736,381 | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 751,124 | +2.0% |
| 1873 | 754,561 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 760,351 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 771,329 | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 778,248 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 782,810 | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 781,282 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 786,587 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 798,251 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 814,966 | +2.1% |
| 1882 | 830,569 | +1.9% |
| 1883 | 847,178 | +2.0% |
| 1884 | 847,891 | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 845,903 | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 849,005 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 843,480 | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 843,683 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 847,299 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 852,425 | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 863,125 | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 867,857 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 858,185 | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 869,423 | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 861,206 | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 868,310 | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 863,559 | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 848,628 | -1.7% |
| 1899 | 867,800 | +2.3% |
| 1900 | 870,085 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 868,821 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 867,071 | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 850,072 | -2.0% |
| 1904 | 854,788 | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 852,925 | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 854,075 | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 853,527 | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 862,599 | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 865,348 | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 854,710 | -1.2% |
| 1911 | 863,778 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 905,300 | +4.8% |
| 1913 | 952,341 | +5.2% |
| 1914 | 962,788 | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 922,691 | -4.2% |
| 1916 | 1.01 million | +9.4% |
| 1917 | 974,004 | -3.5% |
| 1918 | 1.02 million | +4.7% |
| 1919 | 1.01 million | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 970,248 | -4.2% |
| 1921 | 972,982 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 948,541 | -2.5% |
| 1923 | 991,632 | +4.5% |
| 1924 | 994,697 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 982,111 | -1.3% |
| 1926 | 961,811 | -2.1% |
| 1927 | 1.03 million | +7.2% |
| 1928 | 1.01 million | -1.6% |
| 1929 | 1.07 million | +5.4% |
| 1930 | 1.05 million | -2.0% |
| 1931 | 1.01 million | -3.5% |
| 1932 | 972,246 | -3.9% |
| 1933 | 915,886 | -5.8% |
| 1934 | 940,878 | +2.7% |
| 1935 | 978,215 | +4.0% |
| 1936 | 692,062 | -29.3% |
| 1937 | 662,893 | -4.2% |
| 1938 | 826,580 | +24.7% |
| 1939 | 872,907 | +5.6% |
| 1940 | 987,135 | +13.1% |
| 1941 | 979,714 | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 1.00 million | +2.1% |
| 1943 | 1.01 million | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 1.04 million | +2.6% |
| 1945 | 1.07 million | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 1.06 million | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 1.12 million | +5.1% |
| 1948 | 1.14 million | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 1.19 million | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 1.15 million | -3.2% |
| 1951 | 1.14 million | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.20 million | +5.1% |
| 1953 | 1.21 million | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 1.21 million | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.22 million | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.26 million | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 1.39 million | +10.6% |
| 1958 | 1.48 million | +6.5% |
| 1959 | 1.41 million | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 1.38 million | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 1.30 million | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 1.28 million | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.30 million | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.30 million | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.30 million | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.35 million | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 1.38 million | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.51 million | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 1.59 million | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 1.72 million | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 1.89 million | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 2.03 million | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 2.11 million | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 2.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 2.25 million | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 2.32 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 2.37 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.48 million | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 2.60 million | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 2.52 million | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 2.60 million | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.62 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.61 million | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.62 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.66 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.77 million | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.88 million | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 3.11 million | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 3.19 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.35 million | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 3.48 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 3.57 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 3.28 million | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 3.13 million | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.74 million | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 2.80 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.60 million | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 2.53 million | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.39 million | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 2.26 million | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 1.81 million | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.55 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 917,316 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 million | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.03 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,374, 6.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.03 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,480, 3.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change air pollutant emissions 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | -29.3% | 978,215 | 692,062 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 544,362 | 542,260 | 546,395 | 10 |
| 1760s | 548,855 | 546,826 | 550,814 | 10 |
| 1770s | 553,178 | 551,228 | 555,056 | 10 |
| 1780s | 557,318 | 555,452 | 559,110 | 10 |
| 1790s | 561,260 | 559,485 | 562,960 | 10 |
| 1800s | 564,992 | 563,314 | 566,592 | 10 |
| 1810s | 568,498 | 566,924 | 569,992 | 10 |
| 1820s | 582,113 | 570,300 | 593,723 | 10 |
| 1830s | 590,089 | 584,184 | 596,294 | 10 |
| 1840s | 602,865 | 582,612 | 622,026 | 10 |
| 1850s | 654,528 | 624,077 | 687,481 | 10 |
| 1860s | 706,868 | 691,526 | 720,936 | 10 |
| 1870s | 763,534 | 732,670 | 786,587 | 10 |
| 1880s | 836,822 | 798,251 | 849,005 | 10 |
| 1890s | 862,052 | 848,628 | 869,423 | 10 |
| 1900s | 859,931 | 850,072 | 870,085 | 10 |
| 1910s | 947,742 | 854,710 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 993,685 | 948,541 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 892,160 | 662,893 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.06 million | 979,714 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.27 million | 1.14 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.37 million | 1.28 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.19 million | 1.72 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.76 million | 2.52 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.99 million | 2.39 million | 3.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.35 million | 2.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.07 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 995,395 | 917,316 | 1.03 million | 3 |
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More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change air pollutant emissions in Spain?
- Change air pollutant emissions in Spain was 1.03 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 542,260 in 1750.
- How does Spain rank for change air pollutant emissions?
- Spain ranks 54th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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