Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Spain
Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.2184 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.2184 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
161st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.9 tonnes per person
in 1850
All-time low
-1.14 tonnes per person
in 1994
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Spain, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Spain stood at -0.2184 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Spain peaked at 1.9 tonnes per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, -1.14 tonnes per person, in 1994.
Spain ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.9 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1852 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1853 | 1.65 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1854 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1855 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1856 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1857 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1858 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1859 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1861 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1862 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1863 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1864 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1865 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1866 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1867 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1868 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1869 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1870 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1871 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1872 | 0.9868 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1873 | 0.9633 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.9436 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1875 | 0.9268 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1876 | 0.91 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1877 | 0.893 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1878 | 0.8819 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.8699 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.7922 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1881 | 0.7519 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1882 | 0.7249 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1883 | 0.701 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1884 | 0.6797 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1885 | 0.6638 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1886 | 0.6461 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1887 | 0.639 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.622 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1889 | 0.6117 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1890 | 0.9147 tonnes per person | +49.5% |
| 1891 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1892 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1893 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1894 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1896 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1901 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1902 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1909 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1911 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1912 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1913 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1914 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1916 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1921 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1922 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 1.79 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1931 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1937 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 1941 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1942 | 0.8841 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1943 | 0.7927 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1944 | 0.7224 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1945 | 0.6673 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1946 | 0.6189 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1947 | 0.5795 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1948 | 0.548 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1949 | 0.5237 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1950 | 0.5524 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 0.5589 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.568 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.582 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.5969 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.6124 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.6367 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 0.6794 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 0.7348 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1959 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +73.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5609 tonnes per person | -56.1% |
| 1961 | 0.574 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3479 tonnes per person | -39.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0545 tonnes per person | -84.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0989 tonnes per person | +81.4% |
| 1965 | -0.243 tonnes per person | -345.7% |
| 1966 | 0.533 tonnes per person | -319.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | -93.9% |
| 1968 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +3062.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1917 tonnes per person | -81.4% |
| 1970 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +715.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6206 tonnes per person | -60.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1987 tonnes per person | -68.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -99.6% |
| 1974 | -0.0988 tonnes per person | -13350.8% |
| 1975 | -0.2429 tonnes per person | +145.8% |
| 1976 | -0.274 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1977 | -0.2782 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | -0.3021 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1979 | -0.3143 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | -0.2987 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1981 | -0.2751 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1982 | -0.2479 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1983 | -0.2525 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | -0.3176 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1985 | -0.2766 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2823 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | -0.2737 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | -0.2611 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | -0.3172 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 1990 | -0.3416 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1991 | -0.4137 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1992 | -0.59 tonnes per person | +42.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6078 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | -1.14 tonnes per person | +87.4% |
| 1995 | -0.0844 tonnes per person | -92.6% |
| 1996 | -0.378 tonnes per person | +348.1% |
| 1997 | -0.8659 tonnes per person | +129.1% |
| 1998 | -0.6226 tonnes per person | -28.1% |
| 1999 | -0.5512 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2000 | -0.7331 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6489 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2002 | -0.358 tonnes per person | -44.8% |
| 2003 | -0.32 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2004 | -0.4177 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 2005 | -0.5182 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 2006 | -0.5847 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2007 | -0.5267 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2008 | -0.5226 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | -0.4923 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | -0.6248 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2974 tonnes per person | -147.6% |
| 2012 | -0.3343 tonnes per person | -212.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3145 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | -0.3365 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | -0.4618 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 2016 | -0.4234 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | -0.5252 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 2018 | -0.4393 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2019 | -0.484 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2020 | -0.4406 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0058 tonnes per person | -98.7% |
| 2022 | -0.1788 tonnes per person | +2999.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2152 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 2024 | -0.2184 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's -0.2184 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -13350.8% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.0988 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | +3062.8% | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person |
| 2022 | -2999.3% | -0.0058 tonnes per person | -0.1788 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +715.5% | 0.1917 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | -348.1% | -0.0844 tonnes per person | -0.378 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | -345.7% | 0.0989 tonnes per person | -0.243 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9445 tonnes per person | 0.8699 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6832 tonnes per person | 0.6117 tonnes per person | 0.7922 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.9147 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.16 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7572 tonnes per person | 0.5237 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6798 tonnes per person | 0.5524 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.318 tonnes per person | -0.243 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0873 tonnes per person | -0.3143 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2803 tonnes per person | -0.3176 tonnes per person | -0.2479 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5594 tonnes per person | -1.14 tonnes per person | -0.0844 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5122 tonnes per person | -0.7331 tonnes per person | -0.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3646 tonnes per person | -0.6248 tonnes per person | 0.2974 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2117 tonnes per person | -0.4406 tonnes per person | -0.0058 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Spain?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Spain was -0.2184 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 tonnes per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.14 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Spain rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Spain ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.