Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Spain
Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Spain, 1928–2024
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 from cement in Spain is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Spain peaked at 4.1% in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1937.
Spain ranks 23rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 97 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 2.1% | — |
| 1929 | 2.4% | +14.0% |
| 1930 | 2.6% | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 2.9% | +9.3% |
| 1933 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 2.4% | -19.0% |
| 1935 | 2.1% | -11.5% |
| 1936 | 0.8% | -63.1% |
| 1937 | 0.5% | -39.8% |
| 1938 | 0.8% | +65.0% |
| 1939 | 1.7% | +116.1% |
| 1940 | 2.5% | +48.5% |
| 1941 | 1.9% | -23.6% |
| 1942 | 2.1% | +13.3% |
| 1943 | 2.4% | +13.8% |
| 1944 | 4.0% | +66.7% |
| 1945 | 4.1% | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 2.9% | -29.4% |
| 1947 | 2.5% | -14.4% |
| 1948 | 2.2% | -10.8% |
| 1949 | 1.9% | -14.4% |
| 1950 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 1951 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 1.8% | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 1.9% | +7.8% |
| 1955 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 1960 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 1961 | 2.0% | +10.8% |
| 1962 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | +15.7% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +9.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 14.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 6.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | +116.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| 1944 | +66.7% | 2.4% | 4.0% |
| 1938 | +65.0% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| 1936 | -63.1% | 2.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Spain?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Spain was 0.5% 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 from cement recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1945.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1937.
- How does Spain rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.