Cropland organic soils — Area in Spain
Spain: Cropland organic soils — Area was 11,526 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 11,526 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Spain peaked at 11,777 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9,388 ha, in 1995.
That places Spain 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,466 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,466 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,466 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,466 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,450 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9,388 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 9,388 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,388 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,691 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 10,815 ha | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 11,001 ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 10,892 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11,644 ha | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 11,660 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 11,777 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11,777 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,777 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,635 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 11,635 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,544 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 11,544 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,544 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,500 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 11,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,484 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 11,484 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,481 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 11,270 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 11,144 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11,532 ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 11,532 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11,526 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 11,526 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,526 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,526 ha | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 11,526 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.64 ha, 170.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 11,526 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,472 ha, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,598 ha | 9,388 ha | 10,815 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,534 ha | 10,892 ha | 11,777 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,449 ha | 11,144 ha | 11,544 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,527 ha | 11,526 ha | 11,532 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Spain?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Spain was 11,526 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 11,777 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,388 ha in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Spain ranks 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.