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Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain

Spain: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
68th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1850
All-time low
0.2%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.2% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. 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 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain peaked at 1.0% in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.

That places Spain 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain, year by year

Year % Change
1850 1.0% —
1851 1.0% -4.9%
1852 1.0% -3.9%
1853 0.9% -2.8%
1854 0.9% -2.4%
1855 0.9% -2.2%
1856 0.9% -1.9%
1857 0.9% -1.8%
1858 0.8% -1.6%
1859 0.8% -1.5%
1860 0.8% -0.9%
1861 0.8% -0.6%
1862 0.8% -0.5%
1863 0.8% -0.5%
1864 0.8% -0.6%
1865 0.8% -0.4%
1866 0.8% -0.5%
1867 0.8% -0.4%
1868 0.8% -0.4%
1869 0.8% -0.4%
1870 0.8% -1.2%
1871 0.8% -1.4%
1872 0.8% -1.6%
1873 0.7% -1.6%
1874 0.7% -1.7%
1875 0.7% -1.6%
1876 0.7% -1.6%
1877 0.7% -1.7%
1878 0.7% -1.6%
1879 0.7% -1.6%
1880 0.7% -1.8%
1881 0.6% -1.7%
1882 0.6% -1.8%
1883 0.6% -1.8%
1884 0.6% -1.7%
1885 0.6% -1.7%
1886 0.6% -1.6%
1887 0.6% -1.6%
1888 0.6% -1.6%
1889 0.6% -1.5%
1890 0.6% -1.0%
1891 0.6% -0.7%
1892 0.6% -0.4%
1893 0.6% -0.3%
1894 0.6% -0.3%
1895 0.5% -0.2%
1896 0.5% -0.1%
1897 0.5% -0.1%
1898 0.5% -0.1%
1899 0.5% -0.1%
1900 0.5% -0.2%
1901 0.5% -0.3%
1902 0.5% -0.3%
1903 0.5% -0.3%
1904 0.5% -0.3%
1905 0.5% -0.3%
1906 0.5% -0.4%
1907 0.5% -0.4%
1908 0.5% -0.4%
1909 0.5% -0.4%
1910 0.5% +0.1%
1911 0.5% +0.3%
1912 0.5% +0.4%
1913 0.5% +0.5%
1914 0.5% +0.5%
1915 0.5% +0.6%
1916 0.5% +0.6%
1917 0.5% +0.6%
1918 0.6% +0.6%
1919 0.6% +0.6%
1920 0.6% +0.6%
1921 0.6% +0.6%
1922 0.6% +0.6%
1923 0.6% +0.6%
1924 0.6% +0.6%
1925 0.6% +0.6%
1926 0.6% +0.6%
1927 0.6% +0.6%
1928 0.6% +0.6%
1929 0.6% +0.6%
1930 0.6% +0.5%
1931 0.6% +0.4%
1932 0.6% +0.4%
1933 0.6% +0.4%
1934 0.6% +0.4%
1935 0.6% +0.4%
1936 0.6% +0.4%
1937 0.6% +0.4%
1938 0.6% +0.4%
1939 0.6% +0.4%
1940 0.6% -0.2%
1941 0.6% -0.4%
1942 0.6% -0.5%
1943 0.6% -0.6%
1944 0.6% -0.7%
1945 0.6% -0.7%
1946 0.6% -0.7%
1947 0.6% -0.7%
1948 0.6% -0.7%
1949 0.6% -0.7%
1950 0.6% -0.9%
1951 0.6% -1.0%
1952 0.6% -1.0%
1953 0.6% -1.0%
1954 0.6% -1.0%
1955 0.5% -1.0%
1956 0.5% -1.0%
1957 0.5% -0.9%
1958 0.5% -0.8%
1959 0.5% -0.3%
1960 0.5% -0.9%
1961 0.5% -0.8%
1962 0.5% -1.0%
1963 0.5% -1.2%
1964 0.5% -1.1%
1965 0.5% -1.4%
1966 0.5% -0.4%
1967 0.5% -1.1%
1968 0.5% +0.1%
1969 0.5% -1.0%
1970 0.5% +0.7%
1971 0.5% -0.3%
1972 0.5% -0.8%
1973 0.5% -1.0%
1974 0.5% -1.2%
1975 0.5% -1.3%
1976 0.5% -1.3%
1977 0.5% -1.4%
1978 0.4% -1.4%
1979 0.4% -1.3%
1980 0.4% -1.3%
1981 0.4% -1.3%
1982 0.4% -1.2%
1983 0.4% -1.2%
1984 0.4% -1.4%
1985 0.4% -1.4%
1986 0.4% -1.4%
1987 0.4% -1.3%
1988 0.4% -1.3%
1989 0.4% -1.3%
1990 0.4% -1.3%
1991 0.4% -1.4%
1992 0.4% -1.7%
1993 0.4% -1.7%
1994 0.4% -2.6%
1995 0.4% -1.0%
1996 0.3% -1.5%
1997 0.3% -2.4%
1998 0.3% -1.9%
1999 0.3% -1.8%
2000 0.3% -2.0%
2001 0.3% -1.8%
2002 0.3% -1.4%
2003 0.3% -1.5%
2004 0.3% -1.6%
2005 0.3% -1.7%
2006 0.3% -1.9%
2007 0.3% -1.7%
2008 0.3% -1.8%
2009 0.3% -1.8%
2010 0.3% -2.1%
2011 0.3% -0.1%
2012 0.3% -1.5%
2013 0.3% -1.4%
2014 0.3% -1.5%
2015 0.3% -1.7%
2016 0.2% -1.5%
2017 0.2% -1.7%
2018 0.2% -1.5%
2019 0.2% -1.6%
2020 0.2% -1.5%
2021 0.2% -0.5%
2022 0.2% -0.9%
2023 0.2% -1.0%
2024 0.2% -1.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 6.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 4.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 10
1860s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
1870s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
1880s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
1890s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
1900s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
1910s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
1920s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
1930s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
1940s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
1950s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
1960s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
1970s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain?
Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Spain was 0.2% 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 land-use change recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1850.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
How does Spain rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Spain ranks 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.