Consumption-based carbon intensity in Spain
Spain: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Spain, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Spain peaked at 0.3759 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1714 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Spain 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.336 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3032 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3759 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2903 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2345 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3129 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1725 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2221 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1742 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1786 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 94 Netherlands 0.1789 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 95 Denmark 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 96 Portugal 0.172 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 98 Zambia 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 99 Guatemala 0.1697 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 100 Romania 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 49.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 39.74 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 15.70 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based carbon intensity in Spain?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Spain was 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3759 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Spain ranks 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).