Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Spain
Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Spain, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Spain is 0.6%, 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 of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Spain peaked at 1.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Spain?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Spain was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1835.
- How does Spain rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.