Total greenhouse gas emissions in Spain

Spain emitted 285.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Spain, 2024 285.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.4% 2023: 286.9 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 30th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Spain over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period SpainEuropean Union
2024 285.6 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 286.9 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 306.6 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 302.7 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 283.7 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 324.2 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 342.7 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 350.3 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 336.2 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 344.2 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 332.8 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 334.1 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 363.9 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 368.8 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 369.1 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 382.0 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 422.1 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 457.5 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 440.5 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 448.9 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 434.2 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 417.1 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 408.1 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 390.0 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 392.4 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4% from 286.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 332.8 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −14.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 30th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Spain
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database