Climate Change in Spain

1,468 indicators covering climate change for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 438.31 kilograms per person 2023 down 14.1% 44th
Terrestrial protected areas 28.1% 2025 up 0.4% 47th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 22.1% 2025 up 56.7% 53rd
Marine protected areas 19.0% 2025 up 167.6% 32nd
Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 22.3% 72nd
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 108,484 TJ 2023 up 15.5% 18th
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 108,484 TJ 2023 up 15.5% 18th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 52.6% 46th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 50.7% 41st
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 60.5% 67th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 59.0% 57th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 60.6% 67th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 59.0% 57th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 60.6% 67th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 59.0% 57th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0753 kg per person 2023 down 60.6% 67th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 7.28 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 59.0% 57th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 58.6% 71st
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 65.6% 81st
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 65.6% 84th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 65.6% 84th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 65.6% 84th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.2603 kt 2023 up 7.3% 28th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0375 kt 2023 down 28.6% 25th
Food Processing — Emissions 5,542 kt 2023 down 0.1% 25th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7.29 kt 2023 up 7.3% 28th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9.94 kt 2023 down 28.5% 25th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.4961 2021 up 42.9% 62nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 7.21 million tonnes 2023 down 12.0% 20th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 9,572 TJ 2023 down 7.3% 19th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% 2023 down 22.4% 24th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.7% 2023 down 22.4% 24th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% 2023 down 22.4% 24th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,343 kt 2023 up 27.1% 33rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 7,631 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 12.2% 15th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 30,974 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 21.7% 23rd
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 3,161 kt 2023 up 27.1% 30th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 55.70 million tonnes 2024 up 2.7% 32nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 1.16 tonnes per person 2024 up 0.1% 52nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 1.84 billion tonnes 2024 up 51.4% 31st
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 10.48 kt 2023 down 94.1% 62nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2025 down 53.2% 172nd
Food Processing — Emissions 5,542 kt 2023 down 0.1% 20th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.2603 kt 2023 up 7.3% 23rd
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0375 kt 2023 down 28.5% 20th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 388.04 kilograms 2024 up 43.3% 37th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 18.59 million tonnes 2024 up 47.0% 7th
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 11.22 million tonnes 2026 up 247.1% 47th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,343 kt 2023 up 27.1% 24th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 3,161 kt 2023 up 27.1% 23rd
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.94 kt 2023 down 22.7% 36th
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 14.9% 97th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 10.48 kt 2023 down 94.1% 52nd
Urban population 80.5% 2025 up 1.0% 55th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2023 7th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 21,278 TJ 2023 up 19.0% 8th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 2 2024 up 100.0% 16th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 36,615 2024 up 6,002.5% 64th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 6.54 2025 up 2.8% 40th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 30.9% 2015 up 9.5% 129th