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Share co2 emissions vs population in Spain

Spain: Share co2 emissions vs population was 0.5709 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5709
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
29th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.26
in 2002
All-time low
0.0038
in 1835
Years of data
195
1830–2024

Share co2 emissions vs population in Spain, 1830–2024

00.511.5183019272024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share co2 emissions vs population in Spain is 0.5709, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share co2 emissions vs population in Spain peaked at 1.26 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0038, in 1835.

That places Spain 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 195 years of available data.

Share co2 emissions vs population in Spain, year by year

Year Value Change
1830 0.0041 —
1831 0.0044 +6.9%
1832 0.0045 +1.4%
1833 0.0044 -1.4%
1834 0.0041 -6.2%
1835 0.0038 -8.9%
1836 0.0206 +446.7%
1837 0.0345 +67.8%
1838 0.0242 -29.8%
1839 0.0434 +79.3%
1840 0.0308 -29.0%
1841 0.084 +172.3%
1842 0.1104 +31.5%
1843 0.1301 +17.8%
1844 0.1419 +9.1%
1845 0.1772 +24.8%
1846 0.1789 +1.0%
1847 0.1523 -14.9%
1848 0.1688 +10.8%
1849 0.1762 +4.4%
1850 0.2513 +42.6%
1851 0.2562 +2.0%
1852 0.2577 +0.6%
1853 0.3002 +16.5%
1854 0.2155 -28.2%
1855 0.2126 -1.4%
1856 0.2713 +27.6%
1857 0.3023 +11.4%
1858 0.4029 +33.3%
1859 0.5389 +33.7%
1860 0.5811 +7.8%
1861 0.574 -1.2%
1862 0.6145 +7.1%
1863 0.641 +4.3%
1864 0.5699 -11.1%
1865 0.53 -7.0%
1866 0.5099 -3.8%
1867 0.5319 +4.3%
1868 0.5379 +1.1%
1869 0.5027 -6.5%
1870 0.5734 +14.1%
1871 0.5157 -10.1%
1872 0.5168 +0.2%
1873 0.4678 -9.5%
1874 0.496 +6.0%
1875 0.4831 -2.6%
1876 0.5168 +7.0%
1877 0.5371 +3.9%
1878 0.5292 -1.5%
1879 0.5227 -1.2%
1880 0.5144 -1.6%
1881 0.5553 +7.9%
1882 0.5737 +3.3%
1883 0.5915 +3.1%
1884 0.5813 -1.7%
1885 0.5661 -2.6%
1886 0.5899 +4.2%
1887 0.5664 -4.0%
1888 0.5356 -5.4%
1889 0.5675 +6.0%
1890 0.5614 -1.1%
1891 0.5797 +3.3%
1892 0.6011 +3.7%
1893 0.5956 -0.9%
1894 0.6185 +3.8%
1895 0.5751 -7.0%
1896 0.602 +4.7%
1897 0.5898 -2.0%
1898 0.5491 -6.9%
1899 0.5699 +3.8%
1900 0.5716 +0.3%
1901 0.5828 +2.0%
1902 0.594 +1.9%
1903 0.5376 -9.5%
1904 0.5673 +5.5%
1905 0.5561 -2.0%
1906 0.5438 -2.2%
1907 0.4852 -10.8%
1908 0.5298 +9.2%
1909 0.5217 -1.5%
1910 0.4883 -6.4%
1911 0.4756 -2.6%
1912 0.4912 +3.3%
1913 0.4942 +0.6%
1914 0.541 +9.5%
1915 0.4864 -10.1%
1916 0.5254 +8.0%
1917 0.4457 -15.2%
1918 0.4773 +7.1%
1919 0.5237 +9.7%
1920 0.3963 -24.3%
1921 0.4766 +20.3%
1922 0.4577 -4.0%
1923 0.4649 +1.6%
1924 0.4949 +6.5%
1925 0.5093 +2.9%
1926 0.4998 -1.9%
1927 0.5344 +6.9%
1928 0.5382 +0.7%
1929 0.559 +3.9%
1930 0.5972 +6.8%
1931 0.6366 +6.6%
1932 0.6633 +4.2%
1933 0.5563 -16.1%
1934 0.5537 -0.5%
1935 0.5854 +5.7%
1936 0.1914 -67.3%
1937 0.1166 -39.1%
1938 0.3126 +168.0%
1939 0.3515 +12.5%
1940 0.4426 +25.9%
1941 0.4302 -2.8%
1942 0.4628 +7.6%
1943 0.4699 +1.5%
1944 0.4996 +6.3%
1945 0.659 +31.9%
1946 0.6095 -7.5%
1947 0.6035 -1.0%
1948 0.6005 -0.5%
1949 0.6871 +14.4%
1950 0.5567 -19.0%
1951 0.5181 -6.9%
1952 0.5807 +12.1%
1953 0.5849 +0.7%
1954 0.5846 -0.0%
1955 0.5408 -7.5%
1956 0.5339 -1.3%
1957 0.6134 +14.9%
1958 0.6637 +8.2%
1959 0.5881 -11.4%
1960 0.5205 -11.5%
1961 0.5693 +9.4%
1962 0.6153 +8.1%
1963 0.5722 -7.0%
1964 0.5942 +3.9%
1965 0.6279 +5.7%
1966 0.6543 +4.2%
1967 0.706 +7.9%
1968 0.7517 +6.5%
1969 0.7029 -6.5%
1970 0.7837 +11.5%
1971 0.8286 +5.7%
1972 0.892 +7.7%
1973 0.9074 +1.7%
1974 1.02 +11.9%
1975 1.07 +4.9%
1976 1.11 +3.9%
1977 1.06 -4.1%
1978 1.05 -1.2%
1979 1.04 -0.9%
1980 1.1 +6.0%
1981 1.09 -0.9%
1982 1.11 +2.0%
1983 1.08 -3.4%
1984 1.02 -5.6%
1985 0.9925 -2.3%
1986 0.9254 -6.8%
1987 0.8979 -3.0%
1988 0.9009 +0.3%
1989 1.01 +12.4%
1990 1.01 -0.4%
1991 1.03 +2.2%
1992 1.1 +6.7%
1993 1.05 -4.4%
1994 1.09 +4.1%
1995 1.13 +3.0%
1996 1.04 -7.5%
1997 1.09 +4.3%
1998 1.13 +3.7%
1999 1.2 +6.2%
2000 1.21 +1.4%
2001 1.21 -0.1%
2002 1.26 +4.1%
2003 1.21 -3.7%
2004 1.23 +1.4%
2005 1.24 +0.9%
2006 1.17 -5.5%
2007 1.16 -0.8%
2008 1.05 -10.1%
2009 0.9398 -10.2%
2010 0.8482 -9.8%
2011 0.8216 -3.1%
2012 0.7937 -3.4%
2013 0.7147 -10.0%
2014 0.7152 +0.1%
2015 0.7633 +6.7%
2016 0.7334 -3.9%
2017 0.7602 +3.7%
2018 0.731 -3.8%
2019 0.6759 -7.5%
2020 0.6023 -10.9%
2021 0.6206 +3.0%
2022 0.6241 +0.6%
2023 0.5656 -9.4%
2024 0.5709 +0.9%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.5709 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0795, 7.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.5709 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0847, 6.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share co2 emissions vs population 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.

YearChange FromTo
1836 +446.7% 0.0038 0.0206
1841 +172.3% 0.0308 0.084
1938 +168.0% 0.1166 0.3126
1839 +79.3% 0.0242 0.0434
1936 -67.3% 0.5854 0.1914
1837 +67.8% 0.0206 0.0345

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.0148 0.0038 0.0434 10
1840s 0.1351 0.0308 0.1789 10
1850s 0.3009 0.2126 0.5389 10
1860s 0.5593 0.5027 0.641 10
1870s 0.5159 0.4678 0.5734 10
1880s 0.5642 0.5144 0.5915 10
1890s 0.5842 0.5491 0.6185 10
1900s 0.549 0.4852 0.594 10
1910s 0.4949 0.4457 0.541 10
1920s 0.4931 0.3963 0.559 10
1930s 0.4565 0.1166 0.6633 10
1940s 0.5465 0.4302 0.6871 10
1950s 0.5765 0.5181 0.6637 10
1960s 0.6314 0.5205 0.7517 10
1970s 0.9749 0.7837 1.11 10
1980s 1.01 0.8979 1.11 10
1990s 1.09 1.01 1.2 10
2000s 1.17 0.9398 1.26 10
2010s 0.7557 0.6759 0.8482 10
2020s 0.5967 0.5656 0.6241 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share co2 emissions vs population in Spain?
Share co2 emissions vs population in Spain was 0.5709 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share co2 emissions vs population recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 2002.
What is the lowest share co2 emissions vs population recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 in 1835.
How does Spain rank for share co2 emissions vs population?
Spain ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share co2 emissions vs population rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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