Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita in Spain
Spain: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.9425 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 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 0.9425 tonnes per person for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita in Spain peaked at 1.47 tonnes per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2384 tonnes per person, in 2015.
Spain ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.8128 tonnes per person | 0.4568 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.5791 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6217 tonnes per person | 0.2384 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes per person | 0.841 tonnes per person | 0.973 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 imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita in Spain?
- Imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita in Spain was 0.9425 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 imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2384 tonnes per person in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?
- Spain ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.