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.
Per capita methane emissions in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.5406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.5479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.5502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.5534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.5561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.5596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.5684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.5697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.5715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.5717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.5721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.5726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.5744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.5754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.5757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.5779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.5797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.5795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.5797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.5807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.5822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.5833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.5834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.5843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.5859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.5874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.5889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.5902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.5892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.5878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.5885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.5878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.5879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.5889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.5906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.5878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.5887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.5864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.5875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.5868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.5844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.5874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.5872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.5895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.5912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.5901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.5926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.5944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.5967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.5973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.5957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.5943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.5981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.6022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.6007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.5928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.6007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 0.5959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.5917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.5833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1921 | 0.5866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.5968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.5981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.6028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 0.5996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.6056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.6016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.5969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.5852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.5871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.5615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1937 | 0.5584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1938 | 0.584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1939 | 0.5932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1940 | 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1941 | 0.6192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1942 | 0.6304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.6396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 0.6516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 0.6626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 0.6713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 0.6798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 0.6923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.7075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 0.7146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 0.7263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.7599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.7832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.7965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.8216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.8429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.8459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.8575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.8948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 92% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 91% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.