Energy — Emissions (CH4) in Spain
Spain: Energy — Emissions (CH4) was 86.1 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Spain recorded 86.1 kt for energy — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Spain peaked at 191 kt in 1982 and was at its lowest, 79.1 kt, in 2016.
Spain ranks 95th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) in Spain, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 124 kt | — |
| 1962 | 128 kt | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 129 kt | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 123 kt | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 130 kt | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 123 kt | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 124 kt | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 127 kt | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 128 kt | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 146 kt | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 148 kt | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 152 kt | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 132 kt | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 137 kt | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 138 kt | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 136 kt | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 150 kt | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 143 kt | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 152 kt | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 159 kt | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 176 kt | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 191 kt | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 187 kt | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 181 kt | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 186 kt | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 182 kt | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 161 kt | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 155 kt | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 185 kt | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 188 kt | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 181 kt | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 187 kt | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 175 kt | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 169 kt | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 158 kt | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 156 kt | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 158 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 151 kt | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 144 kt | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 140 kt | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 138 kt | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 133 kt | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 127 kt | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 124 kt | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 122 kt | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 120 kt | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 117 kt | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 111 kt | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 114 kt | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 109 kt | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 102 kt | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 98.5 kt | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 94.4 kt | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 95.3 kt | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.2 kt | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 79.1 kt | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 84 kt | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 85 kt | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 82.8 kt | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 82 kt | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.6 kt | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 86.6 kt | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 86.1 kt | -0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 86.1 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.2 kt, 2.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Spain's 86.1 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.8 kt, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.22 kt | 123 kt | 130 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 143.4 kt | 132 kt | 152 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.3 kt | 155 kt | 191 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 166.7 kt | 144 kt | 188 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.6 kt | 111 kt | 140 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.93 kt | 79.1 kt | 109 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.82 kt | 82 kt | 86.6 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 energy — emissions in Spain?
- Energy — emissions in Spain was 86.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 191 kt in 1982.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1 kt in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for energy — emissions?
- Spain ranks 95th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf