Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Spain

Spain: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
36th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024

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

00.10.20.30.40.51986200520241986: 0.002 %1987: 0.004 %1988: 0.006 %1989: 0.007 %1990: 0.029 %1991: 0.049 %1992: 0.07 %1993: 0.09 %1994: 0.111 %1995: 0.127 %1996: 0.141 %1997: 0.155 %1998: 0.169 %1999: 0.183 %2000: 0.197 %2001: 0.21 %2002: 0.222 %2003: 0.232 %2004: 0.243 %2005: 0.255 %2006: 0.266 %2007: 0.279 %2008: 0.289 %2009: 0.298 %2010: 0.307 %2011: 0.318 %2012: 0.332 %2013: 0.348 %2014: 0.365 %2015: 0.38 %2016: 0.394 %2017: 0.407 %2018: 0.42 %2019: 0.431 %2020: 0.442 %2021: 0.451 %2022: 0.462 %2023: 0.47 %2024: 0.478 %

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.5% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.

Spain ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 33 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
  2. 34 Italy 0.5% compare
  3. 35 Germany 0.5% compare
  4. 37 Congo 0.5% compare
  5. 38 Ecuador 0.4% compare
  6. 39 Chile 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Spain?
Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
How does Spain rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
Spain ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global cumulative 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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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.