Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Spain
Spain: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -51.48 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Spain, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Spain recorded -51.48 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Spain peaked at -44.87 Mt CO2e in 2009 and was at its lowest, -53.75 Mt CO2e, in 2018.
Spain ranks 164th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Spain, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -45.45 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -47.04 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2002 | -46.6 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2003 | -46.25 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2004 | -46.64 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2005 | -47.92 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2006 | -50.06 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2007 | -46.99 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -46.91 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2009 | -44.87 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 2010 | -47.97 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 2011 | -48.34 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -46.75 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 2013 | -46.3 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2014 | -48.9 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2015 | -52.25 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 2016 | -52.5 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2017 | -53.3 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2018 | -53.75 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -52.4 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2020 | -51.47 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2021 | -52.2 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2022 | -51.44 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 2023 | -51.48 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -46.87 Mt CO2e | -50.06 Mt CO2e | -44.87 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -50.25 Mt CO2e | -53.75 Mt CO2e | -46.3 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -51.65 Mt CO2e | -52.2 Mt CO2e | -51.44 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Spain?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Spain was -51.48 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was -44.87 Mt CO2e in 2009.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.75 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Spain ranks 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.