Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Spain
Spain: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 2.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.3%
Change on year
up 128.3%
World rank
103rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
500.0%
in 1836
All-time low
-64.1%
in 1936
Years of data
194
1831–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Spain, 1831–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 2.3% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 128.3% on the previous year and up 268.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Spain peaked at 500.0% in 1836 and was at its lowest, -64.1%, in 1936.
That places Spain 103rd out of 215 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 percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 0.0% | — |
| 1832 | 0.0% | — |
| 1833 | 0.0% | — |
| 1834 | 0.0% | — |
| 1835 | 0.0% | — |
| 1836 | 500.0% | — |
| 1837 | 66.7% | -86.7% |
| 1838 | -30.0% | -145.0% |
| 1839 | 85.7% | -385.7% |
| 1840 | -23.1% | -126.9% |
| 1841 | 180.0% | -880.0% |
| 1842 | 39.3% | -78.2% |
| 1843 | 20.5% | -47.8% |
| 1844 | 17.0% | -17.0% |
| 1845 | 36.4% | +113.6% |
| 1846 | 2.7% | -92.7% |
| 1847 | -7.8% | -392.2% |
| 1848 | 12.7% | -262.7% |
| 1849 | 11.2% | -11.3% |
| 1850 | 51.7% | +359.4% |
| 1851 | 3.0% | -94.3% |
| 1852 | 5.0% | +70.0% |
| 1853 | 21.9% | +335.2% |
| 1854 | -15.7% | -171.8% |
| 1855 | 0.7% | -104.2% |
| 1856 | 36.4% | +5363.6% |
| 1857 | 12.6% | -65.3% |
| 1858 | 35.3% | +180.0% |
| 1859 | 41.7% | +18.0% |
| 1860 | 18.4% | -55.8% |
| 1861 | 3.8% | -79.4% |
| 1862 | 9.1% | +140.9% |
| 1863 | 11.2% | +22.8% |
| 1864 | -4.1% | -136.2% |
| 1865 | -1.3% | -69.1% |
| 1866 | -0.6% | -49.4% |
| 1867 | 11.7% | -1936.7% |
| 1868 | 4.0% | -65.7% |
| 1869 | -0.8% | -120.6% |
| 1870 | 16.5% | -2099.9% |
| 1871 | -4.4% | -126.7% |
| 1872 | 11.0% | -348.8% |
| 1873 | -3.8% | -134.8% |
| 1874 | -0.6% | -84.7% |
| 1875 | 5.5% | -1045.5% |
| 1876 | 8.5% | +53.2% |
| 1877 | 6.0% | -29.6% |
| 1878 | -0.7% | -111.4% |
| 1879 | 5.8% | -948.6% |
| 1880 | 11.2% | +93.9% |
| 1881 | 11.7% | +4.8% |
| 1882 | 9.1% | -21.9% |
| 1883 | 9.7% | +5.8% |
| 1884 | -0.6% | -105.8% |
| 1885 | -1.9% | +235.2% |
| 1886 | 5.8% | -409.1% |
| 1887 | 0.8% | -86.5% |
| 1888 | 4.8% | +510.6% |
| 1889 | 6.0% | +26.5% |
| 1890 | 7.6% | +25.4% |
| 1891 | 8.2% | +8.1% |
| 1892 | 4.5% | -44.8% |
| 1893 | -2.2% | -147.8% |
| 1894 | 7.6% | -450.4% |
| 1895 | -1.5% | -119.9% |
| 1896 | 8.1% | -638.7% |
| 1897 | 2.6% | -68.0% |
| 1898 | -1.8% | -169.4% |
| 1899 | 13.4% | -841.0% |
| 1900 | 5.6% | -58.2% |
| 1901 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
| 1902 | 4.5% | -13.9% |
| 1903 | -1.3% | -129.0% |
| 1904 | 6.7% | -613.5% |
| 1905 | 4.5% | -33.6% |
| 1906 | 2.1% | -52.1% |
| 1907 | 1.7% | -20.7% |
| 1908 | 4.9% | +188.9% |
| 1909 | 2.6% | -47.3% |
| 1910 | -1.8% | -169.4% |
| 1911 | -1.1% | -38.1% |
| 1912 | 8.5% | -868.5% |
| 1913 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 1914 | -0.7% | -107.5% |
| 1915 | -11.5% | +1608.4% |
| 1916 | 16.7% | -245.0% |
| 1917 | -11.3% | -167.6% |
| 1918 | 5.6% | -149.4% |
| 1919 | -4.8% | -186.5% |
| 1920 | -11.8% | +144.0% |
| 1921 | 5.6% | -147.9% |
| 1922 | 0.6% | -88.6% |
| 1923 | 15.2% | +2269.4% |
| 1924 | 6.8% | -55.1% |
| 1925 | 3.6% | -47.2% |
| 1926 | -3.5% | -198.1% |
| 1927 | 16.7% | -571.6% |
| 1928 | 0.3% | -98.2% |
| 1929 | 11.4% | +3771.9% |
| 1930 | -1.4% | -112.2% |
| 1931 | -4.7% | +236.2% |
| 1932 | -6.0% | +28.5% |
| 1933 | -11.7% | +93.9% |
| 1934 | 8.2% | -170.6% |
| 1935 | 10.9% | +32.6% |
| 1936 | -64.1% | -687.6% |
| 1937 | -34.9% | -45.6% |
| 1938 | 152.1% | -535.9% |
| 1939 | 18.9% | -87.6% |
| 1940 | 37.6% | +99.3% |
| 1941 | -0.5% | -101.4% |
| 1942 | 7.2% | -1513.0% |
| 1943 | 3.4% | -52.4% |
| 1944 | 8.1% | +137.2% |
| 1945 | 9.6% | +18.0% |
| 1946 | -0.6% | -106.6% |
| 1947 | 11.0% | -1820.8% |
| 1948 | 4.9% | -55.0% |
| 1949 | 9.3% | +88.0% |
| 1950 | -7.7% | -182.5% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -101.8% |
| 1952 | 13.6% | +9499.8% |
| 1953 | 3.6% | -73.6% |
| 1954 | 2.0% | -43.2% |
| 1955 | 1.4% | -30.5% |
| 1956 | 5.1% | +262.1% |
| 1957 | 18.6% | +263.6% |
| 1958 | 11.3% | -39.6% |
| 1959 | -6.8% | -160.3% |
| 1960 | -6.2% | -9.1% |
| 1961 | 9.7% | -257.3% |
| 1962 | 11.9% | +22.5% |
| 1963 | -2.1% | -117.3% |
| 1964 | 9.5% | -562.2% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 9.3% | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 11.3% | +21.7% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | +8.6% |
| 1969 | -0.3% | -102.3% |
| 1970 | 20.7% | -7348.1% |
| 1971 | 10.0% | -51.7% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | -44.1% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | +61.5% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | -57.5% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | +89.8% |
| 1977 | -1.5% | -116.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -262.8% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -32.6% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | +240.0% |
| 1981 | -3.7% | -166.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -133.1% |
| 1983 | -2.5% | -303.9% |
| 1984 | -2.8% | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -140.1% |
| 1986 | -5.4% | -578.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -103.8% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +1924.4% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | +231.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -85.6% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +116.4% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -18.8% |
| 1993 | -3.5% | -198.8% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -248.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | -4.7% | -186.7% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -203.5% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +158.6% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -51.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -86.1% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +1022.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -78.8% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +263.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | -2.3% | -153.7% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -190.7% |
| 2008 | -8.5% | -501.9% |
| 2009 | -11.7% | +37.1% |
| 2010 | -4.6% | -60.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -105.3% |
| 2012 | -2.1% | -944.8% |
| 2013 | -9.1% | +342.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -106.7% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +964.7% |
| 2016 | -4.0% | -160.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -235.6% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | -133.8% |
| 2019 | -6.6% | +266.2% |
| 2020 | -15.5% | +133.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -151.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -70.6% |
| 2023 | -8.0% | -438.3% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -128.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +9499.8% | 0.1% | 13.6% |
| 1970 | +7348.1% | -0.3% | 20.7% |
| 1856 | +5363.6% | 0.7% | 36.4% |
| 1929 | +3771.9% | 0.3% | 11.4% |
| 1923 | +2269.4% | 0.6% | 15.2% |
| 1870 | +2099.9% | -0.8% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 69.2% | -30.0% | 500.0% | 9 |
| 1840s | 28.9% | -23.1% | 180.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 19.3% | -15.7% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.1% | -4.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.4% | -4.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.7% | -1.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.6% | -2.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.6% | -1.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9% | -11.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.5% | -11.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.7% | -64.1% | 152.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.0% | -0.6% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.1% | -7.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.6% | -6.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | -1.5% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | -5.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | -4.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -11.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.5% | -9.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.2% | -15.5% | 8.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Spain?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Spain was 2.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 500.0% in 1836.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.1% in 1936.
- How does Spain rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Spain ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.