How have things changed?, per capita in Spain
Spain: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0207 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Spain, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Spain stood at 0.0207 metric tons per person. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0468 metric tons per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0207 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Spain ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0393 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0393 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0416 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0461 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0443 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0468 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0445 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0454 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0457 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0453 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0449 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0444 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.042 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.042 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0366 metric tons per person | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0367 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.037 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0386 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0369 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0376 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0387 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0389 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0398 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0412 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0394 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0343 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0335 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0322 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0311 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0325 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0357 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0356 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0391 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0374 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0338 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0343 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0275 metric tons per person | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0274 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0259 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0246 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0283 metric tons per person | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0244 metric tons per person | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0258 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0263 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0274 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.026 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0289 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0273 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0258 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0271 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0275 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0253 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0226 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0228 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0226 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0209 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0207 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0207 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0207 metric tons per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0052 metric tons per person, 4.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0421 metric tons per person | 0.0393 metric tons per person | 0.0461 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0438 metric tons per person | 0.0366 metric tons per person | 0.0468 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0385 metric tons per person | 0.0367 metric tons per person | 0.0412 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0348 metric tons per person | 0.0311 metric tons per person | 0.0391 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0277 metric tons per person | 0.0244 metric tons per person | 0.0343 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0267 metric tons per person | 0.0253 metric tons per person | 0.0289 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0219 metric tons per person | 0.0207 metric tons per person | 0.0228 metric tons per person | 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Spain?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Spain was 0.0207 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0468 metric tons per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0207 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Spain ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.