Metadata Sub-indicator 13.2.2.1. Greenhouse gas emissions per capita

Goal

Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (Acknowledging that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the primary international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating the global response to climate change

Target

Target 13.2. Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

Indicator

Indicator 13.2.2. Total greenhouse gas emissions per year

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 13.2.2.1. Greenhouse gas emissions per capita

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global
  • European ((s) sdg_13_10)
  • National
    s: similar
Definition

Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from resident economic units per person, regardless of where they actually occur

Calculation method

\[ P P E G E I^{t}=\frac{E G E I^{t}}{P^{t}} \]Where: \( EG E I^{t}\)are the total greenhouse gas emissions of the economic units resident in year t (the total total national greenhouse gas emissions of the Emissions to the Atmosphere Account are distributed according to the total emissions of greenhouse gases by Autonomous Communities of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GEI) and \( P^{t}\)is the population on July 1st in year t.

Unit of measure

CO2 equivalent Tonnes per person

Periodicity

Annual

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

Tier

Tier I

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

Yes

Statistical operation

Air Emissions Accounts (ISO code: 30084)

Responsible institution
Date of the last metadata update

15/12/2021

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

UNFCCC

Observations

The indicator uses the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the atmosphere published by the Atmospheric Emissions Account, which accounts for emissions from all resident units, regardless of the geographical location where those emissions actually occur. This differs from the data in the Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, which accounts for all emission sources within the national territory. The estimates in the Atmospheric Emissions Account are based on the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventories compiled by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.