Ember · Energy

Spain: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

154.06gCO2e per kWh · 2025-53.1% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Spain from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025154.064
2024146.258
2023169.661
2022217.123
2021193.551
2020199.175
2019246.692
2018290.847
2017329.231
2016282.966
2015328.43
2014288.992
2013286.897
2012351.094
2011337.244
2010288.23
2009355.05
2008390.264
2007438.79
2006432.714
2005475.074
2004449.127
2003429.203
2002481.943
2001422.487
2000470.872
1999483.32
1998423.652
1997430.672
1996385.723
1995465.645
1994433.928
1993443.927
1992472.62
1991427.348
1990437.252

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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