Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Spain
Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 4.6 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.6 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
76th
of 213 countries
All-time high
8.36 tonnes per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.0003 tonnes per person
in 1835
Years of data
195
1830–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Spain, 1830–2024
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
Spain recorded 4.6 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Spain peaked at 8.36 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 tonnes per person, in 1835.
That places Spain 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1832 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1833 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1834 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1835 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1836 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +496.0% |
| 1837 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +65.6% |
| 1838 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -30.5% |
| 1839 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +84.5% |
| 1840 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1841 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +178.1% |
| 1842 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1843 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1844 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1845 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 1846 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1847 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1848 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1849 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1850 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | +50.8% |
| 1851 | 0.034 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | +35.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0551 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0743 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
| 1859 | 0.1048 tonnes per person | +41.1% |
| 1860 | 0.1235 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1861 | 0.1277 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1389 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1863 | 0.1539 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1471 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1865 | 0.1448 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1866 | 0.1433 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.1595 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1653 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1634 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1897 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1806 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1872 | 0.1997 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1873 | 0.1913 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1874 | 0.1894 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1991 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1876 | 0.2151 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1877 | 0.227 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1878 | 0.2245 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1879 | 0.2365 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1880 | 0.2617 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1881 | 0.2909 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1882 | 0.316 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1883 | 0.3447 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1884 | 0.341 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3329 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1886 | 0.3503 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1887 | 0.3512 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.3661 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1889 | 0.3862 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1890 | 0.4135 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1891 | 0.4452 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1892 | 0.4632 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1893 | 0.4512 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1894 | 0.4832 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1895 | 0.4738 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1896 | 0.5101 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1897 | 0.521 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1898 | 0.5093 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1899 | 0.5746 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1900 | 0.6034 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1901 | 0.6313 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1902 | 0.6555 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1903 | 0.6426 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1904 | 0.6812 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1905 | 0.7068 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1906 | 0.717 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 0.7242 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 0.7545 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1909 | 0.7688 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.75 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1911 | 0.7367 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1912 | 0.7941 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1913 | 0.8597 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1914 | 0.8482 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7456 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1916 | 0.8642 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1917 | 0.7616 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1918 | 0.7987 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1919 | 0.7546 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1920 | 0.6606 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1921 | 0.6918 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1922 | 0.6898 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.7869 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1924 | 0.8323 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1925 | 0.8538 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 0.8155 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1927 | 0.9422 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1928 | 0.9357 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1929 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1930 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1931 | 0.952 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1932 | 0.8863 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1933 | 0.7756 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8315 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1935 | 0.9137 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1936 | 0.3247 tonnes per person | -64.5% |
| 1937 | 0.2094 tonnes per person | -35.5% |
| 1938 | 0.523 tonnes per person | +149.7% |
| 1939 | 0.6159 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1940 | 0.8397 tonnes per person | +36.3% |
| 1941 | 0.828 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.8799 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1943 | 0.9023 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 0.9674 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1945 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1946 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1947 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1948 | 1.19 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1950 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1951 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1953 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1958 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1959 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1960 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1961 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1962 | 1.93 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 2.03 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 2.63 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.45 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1971 | 3.76 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 4.19 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 4.44 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 4.88 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 5.06 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 5.47 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 5.33 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 5.41 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.45 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 5.7 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 5.45 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 5.48 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 5.32 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 5.14 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 5.18 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 4.88 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 4.88 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.07 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 5.76 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 5.87 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 6.1 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 6.28 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 6.03 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 6.31 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 6.62 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 6.28 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 6.55 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 6.74 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 7.28 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 7.54 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 7.54 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.93 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 7.89 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.14 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.36 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.03 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.05 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.25 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 6.35 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 6.03 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 6.03 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.38 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 5.43 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.79 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 5.55 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.84 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.7 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.28 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 4.44 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 4.79 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 4.9 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 4.6 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 4.6 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 tonnes per person, 75% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 4.6 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.13 tonnes per person, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 | +496.0% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person |
| 1841 | +178.1% | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person |
| 1938 | +149.7% | 0.2094 tonnes per person | 0.523 tonnes per person |
| 1839 | +84.5% | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person |
| 1936 | -64.5% | 0.9137 tonnes per person | 0.3247 tonnes per person |
| 1837 | +65.6% | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0145 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0502 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 0.1048 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1468 tonnes per person | 0.1235 tonnes per person | 0.1653 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2053 tonnes per person | 0.1806 tonnes per person | 0.2365 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3341 tonnes per person | 0.2617 tonnes per person | 0.3862 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4845 tonnes per person | 0.4135 tonnes per person | 0.5746 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6885 tonnes per person | 0.6034 tonnes per person | 0.7688 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7913 tonnes per person | 0.7367 tonnes per person | 0.8642 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8241 tonnes per person | 0.6606 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.704 tonnes per person | 0.2094 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.828 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.74 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | 5.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.29 tonnes per person | 4.88 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.41 tonnes per person | 5.87 tonnes per person | 7.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.71 tonnes per person | 6.35 tonnes per person | 8.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 tonnes per person | 5.28 tonnes per person | 6.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 tonnes per person | 4.44 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Spain?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Spain was 4.6 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 relative to the global average recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 1835.
- How does Spain rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Spain ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.