Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain
Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -10.46 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-10.46 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
185th
of 197 countries
All-time high
52.86 million tonnes
in 1970
All-time low
-45.40 million tonnes
in 1994
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain is -10.46 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain peaked at 52.86 million tonnes in 1970 and was at its lowest, -45.40 million tonnes, in 1994.
Spain ranks 185th of 197 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 in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 28.30 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 26.59 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1852 | 25.62 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1853 | 24.92 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1854 | 24.39 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1855 | 23.95 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1856 | 23.54 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1857 | 23.15 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1858 | 22.87 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1859 | 22.59 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 21.50 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1861 | 20.90 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1862 | 20.46 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1863 | 20.03 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 19.63 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1865 | 19.32 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1866 | 18.98 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1867 | 18.84 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 18.51 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1869 | 18.32 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 17.09 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1871 | 16.51 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1872 | 16.11 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1873 | 15.79 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1874 | 15.53 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1875 | 15.32 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1876 | 15.10 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1877 | 14.88 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 14.75 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 14.61 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 13.37 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1881 | 12.75 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1882 | 12.35 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1883 | 12.00 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1884 | 11.70 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1885 | 11.49 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1886 | 11.24 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1887 | 11.17 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 10.93 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1889 | 10.80 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1890 | 16.24 million tonnes | +50.3% |
| 1891 | 18.62 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1892 | 20.00 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1893 | 20.93 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1894 | 21.63 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1895 | 22.17 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1896 | 22.58 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 22.91 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 23.24 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 23.51 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 22.59 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1901 | 22.32 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 22.30 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 22.28 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 22.21 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 22.20 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 22.20 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 22.16 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 22.10 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 22.12 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 26.59 million tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1911 | 28.63 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1912 | 29.91 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1913 | 30.84 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 31.52 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 32.05 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1916 | 32.53 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1917 | 32.89 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 33.38 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 33.61 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 36.06 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1921 | 37.40 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1922 | 38.32 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1923 | 39.09 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 39.73 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 40.32 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 40.92 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 41.34 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 41.83 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 42.32 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 41.36 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1931 | 41.28 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 41.40 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 41.60 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 41.81 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 42.12 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 42.31 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 42.61 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 42.92 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 43.12 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 31.53 million tonnes | -26.9% |
| 1941 | 26.25 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1942 | 23.17 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1943 | 20.95 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1944 | 19.26 million tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1945 | 17.94 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1946 | 16.78 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1947 | 15.85 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1948 | 15.12 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1949 | 14.57 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1950 | 15.51 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1951 | 15.77 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 16.14 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 16.66 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 17.22 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 17.81 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 18.67 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1957 | 20.09 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 21.93 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1959 | 38.49 million tonnes | +75.5% |
| 1960 | 17.05 million tonnes | -55.7% |
| 1961 | 17.62 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 10.80 million tonnes | -38.7% |
| 1963 | 1.71 million tonnes | -84.2% |
| 1964 | 3.14 million tonnes | +83.5% |
| 1965 | -7.80 million tonnes | -348.6% |
| 1966 | 17.30 million tonnes | -321.8% |
| 1967 | 1.07 million tonnes | -93.8% |
| 1968 | 34.16 million tonnes | +3096.5% |
| 1969 | 6.42 million tonnes | -81.2% |
| 1970 | 52.86 million tonnes | +723.2% |
| 1971 | 21.20 million tonnes | -59.9% |
| 1972 | 6.86 million tonnes | -67.6% |
| 1973 | 26,051 tonnes | -99.6% |
| 1974 | -3.49 million tonnes | -13515.9% |
| 1975 | -8.69 million tonnes | +148.8% |
| 1976 | -9.91 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1977 | -10.17 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1978 | -11.15 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1979 | -11.70 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1980 | -11.21 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1981 | -10.40 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1982 | -9.43 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1983 | -9.66 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1984 | -12.21 million tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1985 | -10.68 million tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1986 | -10.94 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1987 | -10.63 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1988 | -10.17 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1989 | -12.38 million tonnes | +21.7% |
| 1990 | -13.35 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1991 | -16.22 million tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1992 | -23.26 million tonnes | +43.4% |
| 1993 | -24.10 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1994 | -45.40 million tonnes | +88.4% |
| 1995 | -3.38 million tonnes | -92.6% |
| 1996 | -15.21 million tonnes | +350.1% |
| 1997 | -35.00 million tonnes | +130.1% |
| 1998 | -25.29 million tonnes | -27.8% |
| 1999 | -22.50 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2000 | -30.07 million tonnes | +33.7% |
| 2001 | -26.76 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2002 | -14.95 million tonnes | -44.1% |
| 2003 | -13.60 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2004 | -18.06 million tonnes | +32.8% |
| 2005 | -22.78 million tonnes | +26.2% |
| 2006 | -26.13 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2007 | -23.98 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2008 | -24.16 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2009 | -22.96 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2010 | -29.27 million tonnes | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 13.98 million tonnes | -147.8% |
| 2012 | -15.72 million tonnes | -212.5% |
| 2013 | -14.74 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2014 | -15.72 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2015 | -21.56 million tonnes | +37.1% |
| 2016 | -19.79 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2017 | -24.62 million tonnes | +24.4% |
| 2018 | -20.69 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2019 | -22.96 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2020 | -21.01 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2021 | -275,350 tonnes | -98.7% |
| 2022 | -8.55 million tonnes | +3005.3% |
| 2023 | -10.31 million tonnes | +20.6% |
| 2024 | -10.46 million tonnes | +1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's -10.46 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes, 27.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | -13515.9% | 26,051 tonnes | -3.49 million tonnes |
| 1968 | +3096.5% | 1.07 million tonnes | 34.16 million tonnes |
| 2022 | -3005.3% | -275,350 tonnes | -8.55 million tonnes |
| 1970 | +723.2% | 6.42 million tonnes | 52.86 million tonnes |
| 1996 | -350.1% | -3.38 million tonnes | -15.21 million tonnes |
| 1965 | -348.6% | 3.14 million tonnes | -7.80 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 24.59 million tonnes | 22.59 million tonnes | 28.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 19.65 million tonnes | 18.32 million tonnes | 21.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 15.57 million tonnes | 14.61 million tonnes | 17.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 11.78 million tonnes | 10.80 million tonnes | 13.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 21.18 million tonnes | 16.24 million tonnes | 23.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 22.25 million tonnes | 22.10 million tonnes | 22.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 31.20 million tonnes | 26.59 million tonnes | 33.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 39.73 million tonnes | 36.06 million tonnes | 42.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 42.05 million tonnes | 41.28 million tonnes | 43.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 20.14 million tonnes | 14.57 million tonnes | 31.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 19.83 million tonnes | 15.51 million tonnes | 38.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.15 million tonnes | -7.80 million tonnes | 34.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.58 million tonnes | -11.70 million tonnes | 52.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -10.77 million tonnes | -12.38 million tonnes | -9.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -22.37 million tonnes | -45.40 million tonnes | -3.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -22.35 million tonnes | -30.07 million tonnes | -13.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -17.11 million tonnes | -29.27 million tonnes | 13.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.12 million tonnes | -21.01 million tonnes | -275,350 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain was -10.46 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 52.86 million tonnes in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.40 million tonnes in 1994.
- How does Spain rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Spain ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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 CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.