Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Spain

Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
20th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 1988
Years of data
39
1986–2024

Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Spain, 1986–2024

00.20.40.60.811986200520241986: 0.091 %1987: 0.085 %1988: 0.077 %1989: 0.097 %1990: 0.684 %1991: 0.663 %1992: 0.821 %1993: 0.84 %1994: 0.688 %1995: 0.59 %1996: 0.524 %1997: 0.546 %1998: 0.602 %1999: 0.642 %2000: 0.649 %2001: 0.625 %2002: 0.648 %2003: 0.575 %2004: 0.666 %2005: 0.671 %2006: 0.703 %2007: 0.755 %2008: 0.696 %2009: 0.692 %2010: 0.674 %2011: 0.772 %2012: 0.904 %2013: 1 %2014: 1.1 %2015: 0.991 %2016: 1 %2017: 1 %2018: 0.969 %2019: 0.889 %2020: 0.905 %2021: 0.886 %2022: 0.972 %2023: 0.859 %2024: 0.85 %

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 flaring in Spain is 0.8%, 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 of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain peaked at 1.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
1990s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain?
Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain was 0.8% 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 flaring recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1988.
How does Spain rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
Spain ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global co₂ emissions from 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 9,653 data points, 1950–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.