Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Spain

Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0004 kt per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
46th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0005 kt per person
in 2009
All-time low
0.0002 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Spain, 1961–2023

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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

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Spain, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 43 Latvia 0.0004 kt per person compare
  2. 44 Algeria 0.0004 kt per person compare
  3. 45 Djibouti 0.0004 kt per person compare
  4. 47 Barbados 0.0004 kt per person compare
  5. 48 Portugal 0.0004 kt per person compare
  6. 49 Mauritius 0.0004 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.