Spain CO2 emissions data for 2012

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Spain emit in 2012?

Spain emitted 278.06 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012. This represents 0.8% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Spain in 2012?

In 2012, Spain emitted 5.95 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 46756084.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 278.06 million tonnes emitted by Spain in 2012 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 134.68 2.88
Gas 65.08 1.39
Coal 63.25 1.35
Cement 8.75 0.19
Flaring 3.38 0.07

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