Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Spain
Spain: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 5.44 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Spain, 1990–2023
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
Spain recorded 5.44 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Spain peaked at 9.6 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.28 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places Spain 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.22 tonnes per person | 6.93 tonnes per person | 7.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.72 tonnes per person | 7.39 tonnes per person | 9.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.32 tonnes per person | 5.9 tonnes per person | 7.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 tonnes per person | 5.28 tonnes per person | 5.82 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Spain?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Spain was 5.44 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Spain ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.