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Share global ghg emissions in Spain

Spain: Share global ghg emissions was 0.5054 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5054
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9486
in 2002
All-time low
0.3494
in 1937
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Spain, 1850–2024

00.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Spain is 0.5054, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Spain peaked at 0.9486 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3494, in 1937.

Spain ranks 34th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Spain, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.6371 —
1851 0.6042 -5.2%
1852 0.5804 -3.9%
1853 0.5744 -1.0%
1854 0.5569 -3.0%
1855 0.5449 -2.2%
1856 0.5395 -1.0%
1857 0.5303 -1.7%
1858 0.5304 +0.0%
1859 0.5299 -0.1%
1860 0.5505 +3.9%
1861 0.5575 +1.3%
1862 0.5641 +1.2%
1863 0.5633 -0.1%
1864 0.5471 -2.9%
1865 0.5469 -0.0%
1866 0.5367 -1.9%
1867 0.5423 +1.0%
1868 0.538 -0.8%
1869 0.5309 -1.3%
1870 0.4884 -8.0%
1871 0.4672 -4.3%
1872 0.4491 -3.9%
1873 0.4354 -3.0%
1874 0.4281 -1.7%
1875 0.4232 -1.2%
1876 0.4212 -0.5%
1877 0.415 -1.5%
1878 0.4092 -1.4%
1879 0.4041 -1.3%
1880 0.3886 -3.8%
1881 0.3899 +0.3%
1882 0.3852 -1.2%
1883 0.3832 -0.5%
1884 0.3787 -1.2%
1885 0.3741 -1.2%
1886 0.3761 +0.5%
1887 0.3703 -1.6%
1888 0.3655 -1.3%
1889 0.3686 +0.8%
1890 0.3964 +7.5%
1891 0.4163 +5.0%
1892 0.4336 +4.2%
1893 0.4359 +0.5%
1894 0.441 +1.2%
1895 0.4382 -0.6%
1896 0.4462 +1.8%
1897 0.4427 -0.8%
1898 0.4364 -1.4%
1899 0.4427 +1.5%
1900 0.437 -1.3%
1901 0.434 -0.7%
1902 0.4348 +0.2%
1903 0.4207 -3.2%
1904 0.4221 +0.3%
1905 0.422 -0.0%
1906 0.4158 -1.5%
1907 0.4018 -3.4%
1908 0.4102 +2.1%
1909 0.4067 -0.8%
1910 0.431 +6.0%
1911 0.4388 +1.8%
1912 0.4553 +3.8%
1913 0.462 +1.5%
1914 0.4799 +3.9%
1915 0.4669 -2.7%
1916 0.4818 +3.2%
1917 0.4599 -4.5%
1918 0.4747 +3.2%
1919 0.4929 +3.8%
1920 0.4437 -10.0%
1921 0.4701 +5.9%
1922 0.4666 -0.7%
1923 0.4662 -0.1%
1924 0.48 +3.0%
1925 0.4849 +1.0%
1926 0.4803 -0.9%
1927 0.4954 +3.1%
1928 0.4969 +0.3%
1929 0.5052 +1.7%
1930 0.5113 +1.2%
1931 0.518 +1.3%
1932 0.5241 +1.2%
1933 0.4964 -5.3%
1934 0.4956 -0.1%
1935 0.5126 +3.4%
1936 0.379 -26.1%
1937 0.3494 -7.8%
1938 0.4236 +21.2%
1939 0.4396 +3.8%
1940 0.4158 -5.4%
1941 0.3885 -6.5%
1942 0.3899 +0.3%
1943 0.3893 -0.2%
1944 0.4025 +3.4%
1945 0.4452 +10.6%
1946 0.4366 -1.9%
1947 0.4401 +0.8%
1948 0.4448 +1.1%
1949 0.4762 +7.1%
1950 0.4206 -11.7%
1951 0.4014 -4.5%
1952 0.4262 +6.2%
1953 0.4298 +0.8%
1954 0.4253 -1.0%
1955 0.4116 -3.2%
1956 0.4173 +1.4%
1957 0.4508 +8.0%
1958 0.4803 +6.5%
1959 0.4784 -0.4%
1960 0.4279 -10.6%
1961 0.457 +6.8%
1962 0.4707 +3.0%
1963 0.4368 -7.2%
1964 0.456 +4.4%
1965 0.4516 -1.0%
1966 0.5374 +19.0%
1967 0.5206 -3.1%
1968 0.6271 +20.5%
1969 0.5351 -14.7%
1970 0.6824 +27.5%
1971 0.6559 -3.9%
1972 0.6593 +0.5%
1973 0.6589 -0.1%
1974 0.7122 +8.1%
1975 0.7293 +2.4%
1976 0.7593 +4.1%
1977 0.7264 -4.3%
1978 0.7296 +0.4%
1979 0.7381 +1.2%
1980 0.7744 +4.9%
1981 0.7693 -0.7%
1982 0.7954 +3.4%
1983 0.7613 -4.3%
1984 0.7188 -5.6%
1985 0.7034 -2.1%
1986 0.6682 -5.0%
1987 0.6624 -0.9%
1988 0.6846 +3.3%
1989 0.7511 +9.7%
1990 0.7532 +0.3%
1991 0.7676 +1.9%
1992 0.7822 +1.9%
1993 0.7586 -3.0%
1994 0.7274 -4.1%
1995 0.833 +14.5%
1996 0.7717 -7.4%
1997 0.7444 -3.5%
1998 0.8242 +10.7%
1999 0.8759 +6.3%
2000 0.8861 +1.2%
2001 0.912 +2.9%
2002 0.9486 +4.0%
2003 0.907 -4.4%
2004 0.9275 +2.3%
2005 0.9377 +1.1%
2006 0.8884 -5.3%
2007 0.9008 +1.4%
2008 0.8099 -10.1%
2009 0.7319 -9.6%
2010 0.6671 -8.9%
2011 0.695 +4.2%
2012 0.6309 -9.2%
2013 0.5861 -7.1%
2014 0.5842 -0.3%
2015 0.6131 +4.9%
2016 0.6078 -0.9%
2017 0.6199 +2.0%
2018 0.6151 -0.8%
2019 0.5701 -7.3%
2020 0.5205 -8.7%
2021 0.5583 +7.3%
2022 0.5439 -2.6%
2023 0.4999 -8.1%
2024 0.5054 +1.1%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.5054 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 5.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.5054 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0934, 5.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +27.5% 0.5351 0.6824
1936 -26.1% 0.5126 0.379

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.5628 0.5299 0.6371 10
1860s 0.5477 0.5309 0.5641 10
1870s 0.4341 0.4041 0.4884 10
1880s 0.378 0.3655 0.3899 10
1890s 0.4329 0.3964 0.4462 10
1900s 0.4205 0.4018 0.437 10
1910s 0.4643 0.431 0.4929 10
1920s 0.4789 0.4437 0.5052 10
1930s 0.465 0.3494 0.5241 10
1940s 0.4229 0.3885 0.4762 10
1950s 0.4342 0.4014 0.4803 10
1960s 0.492 0.4279 0.6271 10
1970s 0.7051 0.6559 0.7593 10
1980s 0.7289 0.6624 0.7954 10
1990s 0.7838 0.7274 0.8759 10
2000s 0.885 0.7319 0.9486 10
2010s 0.6189 0.5701 0.695 10
2020s 0.5256 0.4999 0.5583 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 31 Philippines 0.5616 compare
  2. 32 Taiwan 0.5209 compare
  3. 33 Algeria 0.5073 compare
  4. 35 United Arab Emirates 0.4816 compare
  5. 36 Colombia 0.4561 compare
  6. 37 Ethiopia 0.454 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Spain?
Share global ghg emissions in Spain was 0.5054 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9486 in 2002.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3494 in 1937.
How does Spain rank for share global ghg emissions?
Spain ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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