Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Spain
Spain: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas was 0.0008 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0008 °C
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
22nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0008 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Spain, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Spain stood at 0.0008 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Spain peaked at 0.0008 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Spain 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Spain, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.6% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.2% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.4% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.9% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.8% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.4% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.0% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.7% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0001 °C | +2.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0001 °C | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0001 °C | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0001 °C | +2.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1948 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 °C | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 °C | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 °C | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 °C | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 °C | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 °C | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 °C | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 °C | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 °C | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 °C | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 °C | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 °C | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 °C | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 °C | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 °C | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 °C | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 °C | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 °C | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 °C | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 °C | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 °C | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 °C | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 °C | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 °C | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 °C | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 °C | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 °C | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 °C | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 °C | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 °C | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 °C | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 °C | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 °C | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 °C | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 °C | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 °C | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 °C | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 °C | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 °C | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 °C | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 °C | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 °C | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 °C | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 °C | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 °C | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 °C | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 °C | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 °C | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 °C | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 °C | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 °C | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 °C | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 °C | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 °C | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 °C | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 °C | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 °C | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 °C | +1.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0008 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 °C, 7.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0008 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 °C, 3.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +51.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Spain?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Spain was 0.0008 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Spain rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.