Spain Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Greenhouse gas emissions data for Spain includes emissions from 
Andorra .
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
285,638,322
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−0.43%
decrease
Global Share
0.54%
Per Capita
6.16
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Spain were 285,638,322 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −0.43% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −1,226,801 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 286,865,123 tons.
- Per capita: 6.16 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Spain accounts for 0.54% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 285,638,322 | 220,083,943 | 42,808,858 | 18,873,609 | 3,871,911 | 6.16 | −0.43% | 0.54% |
| 2023 | 286,865,123 | 220,993,446 | 43,103,065 | 18,580,403 | 4,188,208 | 6.18 | −6.44% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 306,616,824 | 238,654,418 | 43,896,638 | 19,517,753 | 4,548,015 | 6.6 | 1.3% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 302,675,306 | 233,192,696 | 44,596,434 | 20,065,375 | 4,820,801 | 6.52 | 6.68% | 0.59% |
| 2020 | 283,711,265 | 214,454,567 | 43,831,910 | 20,700,579 | 4,724,208 | 6.11 | −12.5% | 0.58% |
| 2019 | 324,233,572 | 254,351,419 | 43,560,475 | 20,691,294 | 5,630,384 | 6.98 | −5.37% | 0.64% |
| 2018 | 342,650,676 | 271,789,060 | 43,815,319 | 21,259,822 | 5,786,474 | 7.39 | −2.19% | 0.68% |
| 2017 | 350,316,402 | 278,384,870 | 43,426,472 | 21,015,670 | 7,489,391 | 7.56 | 4.21% | 0.71% |
| 2016 | 336,158,962 | 263,047,860 | 43,097,140 | 20,648,824 | 9,365,138 | 7.25 | −2.32% | 0.69% |
| 2015 | 344,154,355 | 271,539,739 | 42,884,972 | 20,251,420 | 9,478,224 | 7.42 | 3.43% | 0.71% |
| 2014 | 332,751,525 | 255,241,037 | 41,917,775 | 19,802,145 | 15,790,567 | 7.15 | −0.4% | 0.69% |
| 2013 | 334,102,559 | 256,356,773 | 41,861,566 | 20,049,693 | 15,834,527 | 7.15 | −8.19% | 0.69% |
| 2012 | 363,888,997 | 284,972,187 | 43,028,339 | 19,647,854 | 16,240,617 | 7.77 | −1.33% | 0.77% |
| 2011 | 368,775,559 | 289,520,960 | 43,680,988 | 19,295,303 | 16,278,308 | 7.86 | −0.08% | 0.79% |
| 2010 | 369,079,752 | 287,751,907 | 44,104,212 | 20,300,059 | 16,923,574 | 7.89 | −3.38% | 0.81% |
| 2009 | 381,989,837 | 300,402,492 | 45,442,036 | 19,618,074 | 16,527,235 | 8.22 | −9.51% | 0.88% |
| 2008 | 422,146,437 | 340,120,558 | 44,051,156 | 19,598,093 | 18,376,631 | 9.18 | −7.72% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 457,461,335 | 371,507,636 | 45,514,644 | 21,824,856 | 18,614,200 | 10.08 | 3.86% | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 440,454,790 | 358,333,807 | 44,592,838 | 21,172,228 | 16,355,917 | 9.85 | −1.87% | 1.0% |
| 2005 | 448,860,697 | 367,833,887 | 44,599,587 | 21,488,716 | 14,938,507 | 10.19 | 3.38% | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 434,203,653 | 352,497,368 | 45,021,239 | 22,386,343 | 14,298,702 | 10.02 | 4.09% | 1.1% |
| 2003 | 417,129,896 | 335,967,338 | 45,158,734 | 22,868,611 | 13,135,212 | 9.78 | 2.21% | 1.1% |
| 2002 | 408,129,610 | 328,590,336 | 45,144,026 | 22,336,374 | 12,058,874 | 9.72 | 4.65% | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 389,999,882 | 310,537,776 | 44,531,320 | 22,414,339 | 12,516,447 | 9.42 | −0.62% | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 392,445,563 | 310,332,669 | 43,705,322 | 22,845,898 | 15,561,675 | 9.59 | 4.83% | 1.1% |
| 1999 | 374,348,059 | 294,722,646 | 42,929,081 | 22,456,436 | 14,239,896 | 9.23 | 7% | 1.1% |
| 1998 | 349,866,071 | 272,611,275 | 42,504,304 | 22,210,496 | 12,539,996 | 8.68 | 2.95% | 1.0% |
| 1997 | 339,833,236 | 263,990,768 | 42,030,975 | 21,650,788 | 12,160,706 | 8.47 | 7.14% | 0.98% |
| 1996 | 317,193,003 | 244,798,424 | 40,292,568 | 21,278,514 | 10,823,498 | 7.93 | −2.41% | 0.93% |
| 1995 | 325,022,815 | 255,049,120 | 39,883,702 | 20,286,363 | 9,803,630 | 8.15 | 5.23% | 0.97% |
| 1994 | 308,873,321 | 242,168,862 | 39,405,759 | 19,329,565 | 7,969,135 | 7.77 | 4.31% | 0.94% |
| 1993 | 296,111,228 | 231,105,550 | 39,271,716 | 19,048,022 | 6,685,939 | 7.47 | −4.67% | 0.91% |
| 1992 | 310,603,755 | 245,483,945 | 39,399,326 | 18,602,898 | 7,117,586 | 7.86 | 2.59% | 0.96% |
| 1991 | 302,754,386 | 237,453,520 | 39,037,788 | 19,930,312 | 6,332,767 | 7.68 | 2.79% | 0.94% |
| 1990 | 294,547,010 | 229,467,764 | 38,400,820 | 20,226,731 | 6,451,695 | 7.49 | 1.7% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 289,613,186 | 224,914,027 | 37,902,672 | 20,113,705 | 6,682,782 | 7.38 | 7.19% | 0.91% |
| 1988 | 270,191,378 | 206,619,287 | 37,452,152 | 20,447,097 | 5,672,841 | 6.9 | 2.95% | 0.86% |
| 1987 | 262,436,385 | 202,466,198 | 34,965,999 | 19,807,171 | 5,197,016 | 6.72 | −0.63% | 0.86% |
| 1986 | 264,109,167 | 201,302,670 | 36,645,250 | 19,769,063 | 6,392,184 | 6.78 | 2.01% | 0.89% |
| 1985 | 258,896,875 | 197,459,262 | 35,628,370 | 19,284,185 | 6,525,057 | 6.67 | −2.66% | 0.89% |
| 1984 | 265,983,900 | 204,227,916 | 35,719,577 | 19,470,049 | 6,566,357 | 6.88 | −3.31% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 275,101,861 | 215,139,500 | 35,616,850 | 18,190,524 | 6,154,987 | 7.14 | 0.8% | 0.98% |
| 1982 | 272,924,675 | 212,027,919 | 36,131,254 | 18,797,723 | 5,967,779 | 7.12 | −1.51% | 0.98% |
| 1981 | 277,121,582 | 218,520,604 | 33,769,193 | 18,608,624 | 6,223,162 | 7.28 | 1.81% | 0.99% |
| 1980 | 272,191,032 | 212,885,332 | 33,369,576 | 19,873,608 | 6,062,516 | 7.2 | 5.14% | 0.96% |
| 1979 | 258,885,243 | 203,184,564 | 32,666,425 | 18,450,196 | 4,584,059 | 6.91 | 5.2% | 0.90% |
| 1978 | 246,089,773 | 191,499,671 | 32,818,520 | 18,222,626 | 3,548,956 | 6.63 | 0.27% | 0.88% |
| 1977 | 245,419,733 | 192,732,893 | 32,477,232 | 16,759,523 | 3,450,084 | 6.68 | −2.85% | 0.90% |
| 1976 | 252,615,633 | 200,845,054 | 31,589,335 | 16,824,580 | 3,356,664 | 6.95 | 8.02% | 0.95% |
| 1975 | 233,864,960 | 182,703,180 | 31,233,948 | 16,662,104 | 3,265,729 | 6.5 | 2.78% | 0.92% |
| 1974 | 227,532,616 | 176,897,232 | 31,168,240 | 16,468,650 | 2,998,493 | 6.4 | 6.33% | 0.89% |
| 1973 | 213,980,699 | 164,527,336 | 31,310,008 | 15,497,264 | 2,646,090 | 6.08 | 7.18% | 0.84% |
| 1972 | 199,639,983 | 151,702,257 | 30,996,396 | 14,516,099 | 2,425,231 | 5.74 | 7.15% | 0.82% |
| 1971 | 186,312,420 | 139,401,522 | 30,531,764 | 14,174,761 | 2,204,372 | 5.42 | −1.28% | 0.80% |
| 1970 | 188,719,758 | 142,835,250 | 29,952,327 | 13,845,312 | 2,086,869 | 5.55 | – | 0.81% |
See also
- Spain CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Spain
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).