Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Spain
Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.0004 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0005 kt per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 1961.
That places Spain 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per person | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per person | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per person | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kt per person | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 kt per person | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 kt per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 kt per person | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 kt per person | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 kt per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 kt per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 kt per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 kt per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per person | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per person | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 kt per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Spain?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Spain was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Spain ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.