Co2 land use per capita in Spain
Spain: Co2 land use per capita was -0.2184 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.2184
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
161st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.9
in 1850
All-time low
-1.14
in 1994
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Spain, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Spain stood at -0.2184.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Spain peaked at 1.9 in 1850 and was at its lowest, -1.14, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.9 | — |
| 1851 | 1.78 | -6.6% |
| 1852 | 1.7 | -4.1% |
| 1853 | 1.65 | -3.2% |
| 1854 | 1.61 | -2.6% |
| 1855 | 1.57 | -2.3% |
| 1856 | 1.53 | -2.2% |
| 1857 | 1.5 | -2.1% |
| 1858 | 1.48 | -1.7% |
| 1859 | 1.45 | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 1.38 | -5.3% |
| 1861 | 1.33 | -3.2% |
| 1862 | 1.3 | -2.5% |
| 1863 | 1.27 | -2.4% |
| 1864 | 1.24 | -2.3% |
| 1865 | 1.21 | -1.9% |
| 1866 | 1.19 | -2.1% |
| 1867 | 1.18 | -1.1% |
| 1868 | 1.15 | -2.1% |
| 1869 | 1.13 | -1.4% |
| 1870 | 1.05 | -7.1% |
| 1871 | 1.02 | -3.8% |
| 1872 | 0.9868 | -2.8% |
| 1873 | 0.9633 | -2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.9436 | -2.0% |
| 1875 | 0.9268 | -1.8% |
| 1876 | 0.91 | -1.8% |
| 1877 | 0.893 | -1.9% |
| 1878 | 0.8819 | -1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.8699 | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.7922 | -8.9% |
| 1881 | 0.7519 | -5.1% |
| 1882 | 0.7249 | -3.6% |
| 1883 | 0.701 | -3.3% |
| 1884 | 0.6797 | -3.0% |
| 1885 | 0.6638 | -2.3% |
| 1886 | 0.6461 | -2.7% |
| 1887 | 0.639 | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.622 | -2.7% |
| 1889 | 0.6117 | -1.7% |
| 1890 | 0.9147 | +49.5% |
| 1891 | 1.04 | +14.1% |
| 1892 | 1.12 | +7.0% |
| 1893 | 1.16 | +4.2% |
| 1894 | 1.2 | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 1.22 | +2.1% |
| 1896 | 1.24 | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 1.25 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 1.26 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 1.27 | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 1.22 | -4.4% |
| 1901 | 1.19 | -1.8% |
| 1902 | 1.19 | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.16 | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 1.16 | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 1.15 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 1.14 | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 1.13 | -0.9% |
| 1909 | 1.12 | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 1.34 | +19.4% |
| 1911 | 1.43 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | 1.49 | +3.8% |
| 1913 | 1.52 | +2.4% |
| 1914 | 1.55 | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 1.56 | +1.0% |
| 1916 | 1.57 | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 1.58 | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 1.59 | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 1.59 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.7 | +6.4% |
| 1921 | 1.74 | +2.8% |
| 1922 | 1.77 | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 1.79 | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 1.8 | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 1.81 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.82 | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 1.82 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 1.82 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 1.82 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.76 | -3.2% |
| 1931 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 1.73 | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 1.72 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 1.71 | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 1.71 | -0.5% |
| 1937 | 1.7 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 1.7 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 1.69 | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 1.22 | -27.5% |
| 1941 | 1.01 | -17.5% |
| 1942 | 0.8841 | -12.5% |
| 1943 | 0.7927 | -10.3% |
| 1944 | 0.7224 | -8.9% |
| 1945 | 0.6673 | -7.6% |
| 1946 | 0.6189 | -7.3% |
| 1947 | 0.5795 | -6.4% |
| 1948 | 0.548 | -5.4% |
| 1949 | 0.5237 | -4.4% |
| 1950 | 0.5524 | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 0.5589 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.568 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.582 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.5969 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.6124 | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.6367 | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 0.6794 | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 0.7348 | +8.2% |
| 1959 | 1.28 | +73.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5609 | -56.1% |
| 1961 | 0.574 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3479 | -39.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0545 | -84.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0989 | +81.4% |
| 1965 | -0.243 | -345.7% |
| 1966 | 0.533 | -319.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0326 | -93.9% |
| 1968 | 1.03 | +3062.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1917 | -81.4% |
| 1970 | 1.56 | +715.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6206 | -60.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1987 | -68.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 | -99.6% |
| 1974 | -0.0988 | -13350.8% |
| 1975 | -0.2429 | +145.8% |
| 1976 | -0.274 | +12.8% |
| 1977 | -0.2782 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | -0.3021 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | -0.3143 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | -0.2987 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | -0.2751 | -7.9% |
| 1982 | -0.2479 | -9.9% |
| 1983 | -0.2525 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | -0.3176 | +25.8% |
| 1985 | -0.2766 | -12.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2823 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | -0.2737 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | -0.2611 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | -0.3172 | +21.5% |
| 1990 | -0.3416 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | -0.4137 | +21.1% |
| 1992 | -0.59 | +42.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6078 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | -1.14 | +87.4% |
| 1995 | -0.0844 | -92.6% |
| 1996 | -0.378 | +348.1% |
| 1997 | -0.8659 | +129.1% |
| 1998 | -0.6226 | -28.1% |
| 1999 | -0.5512 | -11.5% |
| 2000 | -0.7331 | +33.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6489 | -11.5% |
| 2002 | -0.358 | -44.8% |
| 2003 | -0.32 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | -0.4177 | +30.5% |
| 2005 | -0.5182 | +24.1% |
| 2006 | -0.5847 | +12.8% |
| 2007 | -0.5267 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | -0.5226 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | -0.4923 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | -0.6248 | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2974 | -147.6% |
| 2012 | -0.3343 | -212.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3145 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | -0.3365 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | -0.4618 | +37.2% |
| 2016 | -0.4234 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | -0.5252 | +24.1% |
| 2018 | -0.4393 | -16.4% |
| 2019 | -0.484 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | -0.4406 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0058 | -98.7% |
| 2022 | -0.1788 | +2999.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2152 | +20.4% |
| 2024 | -0.2184 | +1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's -0.2184 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | -0.0988 |
| 1968 | +3062.8% | 0.0326 | 1.03 |
| 2022 | -2999.3% | -0.0058 | -0.1788 |
| 1970 | +715.5% | 0.1917 | 1.56 |
| 1996 | -348.1% | -0.0844 | -0.378 |
| 1965 | -345.7% | 0.0989 | -0.243 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.62 | 1.45 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.24 | 1.13 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9445 | 0.8699 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6832 | 0.6117 | 0.7922 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.17 | 0.9147 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.79 | 1.7 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7572 | 0.5237 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6798 | 0.5524 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.318 | -0.243 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0873 | -0.3143 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2803 | -0.3176 | -0.2479 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5594 | -1.14 | -0.0844 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5122 | -0.7331 | -0.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3646 | -0.6248 | 0.2974 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2117 | -0.4406 | -0.0058 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Spain?
- Co2 land use per capita in Spain was -0.2184 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 1850.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.14 in 1994.
- How does Spain rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Spain ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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