Share global co2 flaring in Spain
Spain: Share global co2 flaring was 0.8497 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share global co2 flaring in Spain, 1986–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global co2 flaring in Spain is 0.8497, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global co2 flaring in Spain peaked at 1.06 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.077, in 1988.
Spain ranks 20th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share global co2 flaring in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0907 | — |
| 1987 | 0.0854 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.077 | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0971 | +26.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6837 | +604.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6629 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8207 | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8402 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.688 | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5905 | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5241 | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5462 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6021 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6418 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6489 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6249 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6477 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5746 | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6663 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6705 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7029 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7555 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6956 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6915 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6738 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7719 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9044 | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9908 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9688 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.889 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9055 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8857 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9716 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8587 | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8497 | -1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8497 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0115, 73.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8497 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0187, 45.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global co2 flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +604.3% | 0.0971 | 0.6837 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0875 | 0.077 | 0.0971 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.66 | 0.5241 | 0.8402 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6678 | 0.5746 | 0.7555 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9295 | 0.6738 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8942 | 0.8497 | 0.9716 | 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 global co2 flaring in Spain?
- Share global co2 flaring in Spain was 0.8497 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global co2 flaring recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share global co2 flaring recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.077 in 1988.
- How does Spain rank for share global co2 flaring?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global co2 flaring rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 global co2 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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