Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Spain
Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Spain, 1986–2024
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 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.1% | — |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +26.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +604.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 73.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 45.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from 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% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More climate change data for Spain
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
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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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.