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Climate Statistics · Country

CO₂ emissions per person in Spain

1970 – 2024 · 55 data points 18 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 23, 2026
Climate · Spain

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 5 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 4.5t CO₂ −0.1 since 2023
Countries · 2024 18 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −1.0
vs World −0.2 World: 4.7 · 2024
CO₂ emissions per person, 1970 – 2024 tonnes of CO₂ per person · Spain · World
−1.0 since 2014
Spain World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Compared with CO₂ emissions per person · tonnes of CO₂ per person
Spain
4.5
World
4.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Spain · 1970 – 2024
Latest value 4.5 · 2024
First value 4.2 · 1970
Highest 8.4 · 2005
Lowest 4.1 · 1971
Data points 55

By year

All years · 1970 – 2024

YearSpainChange World
2024 4.5 −0.1 4.7
2023 4.6 −0.4 4.7
2022 5.0 +0.1 4.7
2021 4.9 +0.4 4.7
2020 4.5 −0.9 4.5
2019 5.4 −0.4 4.7
2018 5.8 −0.2 4.7
2017 6.0 +0.3 4.7
2016 5.7 −0.2 4.7
2015 5.8 +0.4 4.7
2014 5.5 −0.0 4.8
2013 5.5 −0.6 4.8
2012 6.1 −0.1 4.8
2011 6.2 +0.0 4.8
2010 6.2 −0.3 4.7
2009 6.5 −0.9 4.5
2008 7.4 −0.8 4.6
2007 8.2 +0.1 4.6
2006 8.1 −0.4 4.5
2005 8.4 +0.2 4.4
2004 8.2 +0.2 4.3
2003 8.0 +0.0 4.2
2002 7.9 +0.3 4.0
2001 7.6 −0.0 4.0
2000 7.6 +0.4 4.0
1999 7.3 +0.5 3.9
1998 6.8 +0.2 4.0
1997 6.6 +0.5 4.0
1996 6.1 −0.3 4.0
1995 6.4 +0.3 4.0
1994 6.1 +0.3 3.9
1993 5.9 −0.4 4.0
1992 6.3 +0.2 4.0
1991 6.1 +0.2 4.1
1990 5.9 +0.1 4.1
1989 5.8 +0.5 4.2
1988 5.3 +0.1 4.2
1987 5.2 +0.0 4.1
1986 5.2 +0.1 4.0
1985 5.1 −0.2 4.0
1984 5.3 −0.3 4.1
1983 5.6 +0.1 4.0
1982 5.6 −0.2 4.1
1981 5.8 +0.1 4.2
1980 5.7 +0.2 4.3
1979 5.5 +0.3 4.5
1978 5.2 −0.1 4.4
1977 5.3 −0.3 4.4
1976 5.6 +0.4 4.3
1975 5.1 +0.1 4.1
1974 5.0 +0.3 4.2
1973 4.7 +0.3 4.3
1972 4.4 +0.3 4.2
1971 4.1 −0.2 4.0
1970 4.2 4.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryCO₂ emissions per person
1 Saudi Arabia 18.5
2 Canada 14.0
3 Russia 14.0
4 United States 13.6
5 South Korea 11.4
6 China 9.3
7 Poland 7.6
8 Norway 7.2
9 Czechia 7.1
10 Germany 6.9
11 Netherlands 6.6
12 Finland 5.5
13 Türkiye 5.4
14 Bulgaria 5.3
15 Italy 5.1
16 Greece 5.0
17 Hong Kong SAR China 4.6
18 Spain 4.5
19 Lithuania 4.5
20 United Kingdom 4.2
21 Argentina 4.0
22 France 4.0
23 Algeria 4.0
24 Chile 3.9
25 Romania 3.7
26 Mexico 3.6
27 Indonesia 2.9
28 Ecuador 2.6
29 Egypt 2.5
30 Brazil 2.3
31 India 2.2
32 Gabon 2.0
33 Lebanon 1.9
34 Colombia 1.8
35 Philippines 1.5
36 Congo - Brazzaville 1.3
37 Honduras 1.1
38 Bangladesh 0.7
39 Yemen 0.3
40 Sierra Leone 0.2
41 Liberia 0.2
42 Congo - Kinshasa 0.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

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