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Spain Annual CO2 Emissions

Spain's annual CO2 emissions fell to 221.62 million tonnes in 2023, down from 234.66 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 5.6% (13.04 million) from the previous year. Spain has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (221.62 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Europe, Spain is higher (221.62 million vs regional median 35.26 million) and ranks 8th out of 44 countries in Europe.

Yearly Historical Data (1830-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 221.62
2022 234.66
2021 229.07
2020 211.84
2019 250.6
2018 268.59
2017 273.58
2016 259.62
2015 270.74
2014 254.18
2013 251.94
2012 278.06
2011 283.8
2010 282.94
2009 296.5
2008 335.89
2007 367.4
2006 359.65
2005 368.34
2004 353.01
2003 336.33
2002 331.95
2001 311.81
2000 310.07
1999 297.77
1998 274.32
1997 265.57
1996 253.24
1995 265.78
1994 252.05
1993 239.81
1992 248.41
1991 240.01
1990 230.17
1989 224.89
1988 197.46
1987 189.51
1986 189.11
1985 199.93
1984 197.67
1983 203.44
1982 208.6
1981 206.1
1980 213.91
1979 202.75
1978 199.51
1977 194.83
1976 197.75
1975 181.05
1974 172.67
1973 154.96
1972 144.72
1971 128.46
1970 116.77
1969 96.74
1968 97.02
1967 86.39
1966 77.62
1965 71.02
1964 64.32
1963 58.74
1962 59.98
1961 53.61
1960 48.87
1959 52.08
1958 55.87
1957 50.21
1956 42.33
1955 40.27
1954 39.72
1953 38.93
1952 37.6
1951 33.12
1950 33.04
1949 35.76
1948 32.71
1947 31.17
1946 28.09
1945 28.27
1944 25.79
1943 23.85
1942 23.06
1941 21.51
1940 21.62
1939 15.71
1938 13.22
1937 5.25
1936 8.05
1935 22.45
1934 20.25
1933 18.71
1932 21.18
1931 22.53
1930 23.64
1929 23.97
1928 21.51
1927 21.45
1926 18.38
1925 19.05
1924 18.39
1923 17.21
1922 14.94
1921 14.85
1920 14.06
1919 15.93
1918 16.73
1917 15.85
1916 17.87
1915 15.31
1914 17.3
1913 17.42
1912 15.98
1911 14.73
1910 14.89
1909 15.17
1908 14.78
1907 14.1
1906 13.86
1905 13.57
1904 12.99
1903 12.18
1902 12.34
1901 11.81
1900 11.22
1899 10.63
1898 9.37
1897 9.54
1896 9.3
1895 8.6
1894 8.73
1893 8.12
1892 8.3
1891 7.94
1890 7.34
1889 6.82
1888 6.43
1887 6.14
1886 6.09
1885 5.76
1884 5.87
1883 5.9
1882 5.38
1881 4.93
1880 4.42
1879 3.97
1878 3.76
1877 3.78
1876 3.57
1875 3.29
1874 3.12
1873 3.14
1872 3.26
1871 2.94
1870 3.07
1869 2.64
1868 2.66
1867 2.56
1866 2.29
1865 2.3
1864 2.33
1863 2.43
1862 2.19
1861 2
1860 1.93
1859 1.63
1858 1.15
1857 0.85
1856 0.75
1855 0.55
1854 0.55
1853 0.65
1852 0.53
1851 0.51
1850 0.49
1849 0.33
1848 0.29
1847 0.26
1846 0.28
1845 0.27
1844 0.2
1843 0.17
1842 0.14
1841 0.1
1840 0.04
1839 0.05
1838 0.03
1837 0.04
1836 0.02
1835 0
1834 0
1833 0
1832 0
1831 0
1830 0
Spain Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Spain.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 53.36% 52.48% 2022
Forest Area (%) 37.18% 37.17% 2022