Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Spain
Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0737 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Spain, 1986–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain is 0.0737 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain peaked at 0.0869 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 tonnes per person, in 1987.
That places Spain 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 0.054 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0518 tonnes per person | 0.0464 tonnes per person | 0.0568 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0757 tonnes per person | 0.0489 tonnes per person | 0.0869 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0758 tonnes per person | 0.0737 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain was 0.0737 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0869 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 tonnes per person in 1987.
- How does Spain rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.