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Share global methane emissions in Spain

Spain: Share global methane emissions was 0.477 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.477
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
38th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6873
in 1862
All-time low
0.477
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Spain, 1850–2024

00.20.40.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Spain stood at 0.477. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Spain peaked at 0.6873 in 1862 and was at its lowest, 0.477, in 2024.

Spain ranks 38th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Share global methane emissions in Spain, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.6593 —
1851 0.6632 +0.6%
1852 0.6661 +0.4%
1853 0.6691 +0.4%
1854 0.6683 -0.1%
1855 0.6711 +0.4%
1856 0.6738 +0.4%
1857 0.6771 +0.5%
1858 0.6816 +0.7%
1859 0.6853 +0.5%
1860 0.6871 +0.3%
1861 0.6865 -0.1%
1862 0.6873 +0.1%
1863 0.6861 -0.2%
1864 0.6835 -0.4%
1865 0.6816 -0.3%
1866 0.6797 -0.3%
1867 0.6801 +0.1%
1868 0.6803 +0.0%
1869 0.6783 -0.3%
1870 0.68 +0.2%
1871 0.6761 -0.6%
1872 0.6721 -0.6%
1873 0.6676 -0.7%
1874 0.6682 +0.1%
1875 0.6648 -0.5%
1876 0.6641 -0.1%
1877 0.6628 -0.2%
1878 0.6611 -0.3%
1879 0.6582 -0.4%
1880 0.6538 -0.7%
1881 0.6511 -0.4%
1882 0.6483 -0.4%
1883 0.6451 -0.5%
1884 0.6425 -0.4%
1885 0.6396 -0.5%
1886 0.6384 -0.2%
1887 0.6338 -0.7%
1888 0.6279 -0.9%
1889 0.6274 -0.1%
1890 0.6221 -0.8%
1891 0.6186 -0.6%
1892 0.6165 -0.3%
1893 0.6139 -0.4%
1894 0.6107 -0.5%
1895 0.6034 -1.2%
1896 0.6015 -0.3%
1897 0.5964 -0.8%
1898 0.5895 -1.2%
1899 0.5855 -0.7%
1900 0.5803 -0.9%
1901 0.5796 -0.1%
1902 0.5796 -0.0%
1903 0.5725 -1.2%
1904 0.5741 +0.3%
1905 0.572 -0.4%
1906 0.5673 -0.8%
1907 0.5582 -1.6%
1908 0.5632 +0.9%
1909 0.5599 -0.6%
1910 0.5551 -0.9%
1911 0.552 -0.6%
1912 0.5528 +0.1%
1913 0.5498 -0.5%
1914 0.5578 +1.5%
1915 0.552 -1.0%
1916 0.5524 +0.1%
1917 0.5423 -1.8%
1918 0.5496 +1.3%
1919 0.5568 +1.3%
1920 0.5389 -3.2%
1921 0.5558 +3.1%
1922 0.5498 -1.1%
1923 0.5437 -1.1%
1924 0.5451 +0.3%
1925 0.5465 +0.2%
1926 0.5472 +0.1%
1927 0.544 -0.6%
1928 0.5431 -0.2%
1929 0.5416 -0.3%
1930 0.5427 +0.2%
1931 0.5464 +0.7%
1932 0.5483 +0.3%
1933 0.5383 -1.8%
1934 0.5322 -1.1%
1935 0.5329 +0.1%
1936 0.4979 -6.6%
1937 0.4897 -1.6%
1938 0.514 +4.9%
1939 0.5166 +0.5%
1940 0.5256 +1.7%
1941 0.5275 +0.3%
1942 0.535 +1.4%
1943 0.5365 +0.3%
1944 0.5432 +1.2%
1945 0.5624 +3.5%
1946 0.5586 -0.7%
1947 0.5527 -1.1%
1948 0.5593 +1.2%
1949 0.5692 +1.8%
1950 0.5664 -0.5%
1951 0.5605 -1.0%
1952 0.5669 +1.1%
1953 0.5685 +0.3%
1954 0.5673 -0.2%
1955 0.554 -2.3%
1956 0.5508 -0.6%
1957 0.5559 +0.9%
1958 0.5635 +1.4%
1959 0.5474 -2.8%
1960 0.5441 -0.6%
1961 0.5681 +4.4%
1962 0.565 -0.5%
1963 0.5549 -1.8%
1964 0.547 -1.4%
1965 0.5315 -2.8%
1966 0.5157 -3.0%
1967 0.5309 +3.0%
1968 0.5392 +1.6%
1969 0.5453 +1.1%
1970 0.5412 -0.8%
1971 0.5444 +0.6%
1972 0.5378 -1.2%
1973 0.5283 -1.8%
1974 0.5211 -1.3%
1975 0.5137 -1.4%
1976 0.5106 -0.6%
1977 0.5202 +1.9%
1978 0.5241 +0.8%
1979 0.5071 -3.3%
1980 0.5196 +2.5%
1981 0.5385 +3.6%
1982 0.5746 +6.7%
1983 0.5609 -2.4%
1984 0.5596 -0.2%
1985 0.5528 -1.2%
1986 0.5648 +2.2%
1987 0.5321 -5.8%
1988 0.5609 +5.4%
1989 0.5543 -1.2%
1990 0.5572 +0.5%
1991 0.5635 +1.1%
1992 0.5685 +0.9%
1993 0.5606 -1.4%
1994 0.5599 -0.1%
1995 0.559 -0.2%
1996 0.5653 +1.1%
1997 0.5946 +5.2%
1998 0.6073 +2.1%
1999 0.6122 +0.8%
2000 0.6133 +0.2%
2001 0.6277 +2.3%
2002 0.638 +1.6%
2003 0.6218 -2.5%
2004 0.61 -1.9%
2005 0.5988 -1.8%
2006 0.5871 -2.0%
2007 0.5951 +1.4%
2008 0.5735 -3.6%
2009 0.6104 +6.4%
2010 0.5808 -4.8%
2011 0.5555 -4.4%
2012 0.5328 -4.1%
2013 0.5142 -3.5%
2014 0.5203 +1.2%
2015 0.5348 +2.8%
2016 0.5288 -1.1%
2017 0.5206 -1.6%
2018 0.5228 +0.4%
2019 0.5135 -1.8%
2020 0.5247 +2.2%
2021 0.5133 -2.2%
2022 0.4924 -4.1%
2023 0.4819 -2.1%
2024 0.477 -1.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.477 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 5.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.477 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 5.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.6715 0.6593 0.6853 10
1860s 0.683 0.6783 0.6873 10
1870s 0.6675 0.6582 0.68 10
1880s 0.6408 0.6274 0.6538 10
1890s 0.6058 0.5855 0.6221 10
1900s 0.5707 0.5582 0.5803 10
1910s 0.5521 0.5423 0.5578 10
1920s 0.5456 0.5389 0.5558 10
1930s 0.5259 0.4897 0.5483 10
1940s 0.547 0.5256 0.5692 10
1950s 0.5601 0.5474 0.5685 10
1960s 0.5442 0.5157 0.5681 10
1970s 0.5248 0.5071 0.5444 10
1980s 0.5518 0.5196 0.5746 10
1990s 0.5748 0.5572 0.6122 10
2000s 0.6076 0.5735 0.638 10
2010s 0.5324 0.5135 0.5808 10
2020s 0.4979 0.477 0.5247 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 35 Ukraine 0.538 compare
  2. 36 Egypt 0.5159 compare
  3. 37 Venezuela 0.5121 compare
  4. 39 United Kingdom 0.4719 compare
  5. 40 Poland 0.4659 compare
  6. 41 Angola 0.4586 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Spain?
Share global methane emissions in Spain was 0.477 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.6873 in 1862.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.477 in 2024.
How does Spain rank for share global methane emissions?
Spain ranks 38th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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