Per capita methane emissions in Spain
Spain: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
109th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.5384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Spain, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Spain stood at 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Spain peaked at 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Spain ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 106 Vietnam 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 107 Andorra 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 108 Panama 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 110 Peru 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 111 Montenegro 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 112 Lithuania 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Spain?
- Per capita methane emissions in Spain was 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Spain rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Spain ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.