Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Spain

Spain: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.229 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.229 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.2336 kt
in 2004
All-time low
0.1848 kt
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2024

00.050.10.150.20.251990200720241990: 0.186 kt1991: 0.186 kt1992: 0.186 kt1993: 0.186 kt1994: 0.186 kt1995: 0.185 kt1996: 0.185 kt1997: 0.185 kt1998: 0.191 kt1999: 0.214 kt2000: 0.218 kt2001: 0.215 kt2002: 0.231 kt2003: 0.231 kt2004: 0.234 kt2005: 0.234 kt2006: 0.234 kt2007: 0.231 kt2008: 0.231 kt2009: 0.229 kt2010: 0.229 kt2011: 0.229 kt2012: 0.228 kt2013: 0.228 kt2014: 0.228 kt2015: 0.228 kt2016: 0.228 kt2017: 0.223 kt2018: 0.221 kt2019: 0.229 kt2020: 0.229 kt2021: 0.229 kt2022: 0.229 kt2023: 0.229 kt2024: 0.229 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.229 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Spain peaked at 0.2336 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1848 kt, in 1995.

Spain ranks 51st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Spain, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1864 kt
1991 0.1864 kt +0.0%
1992 0.1864 kt +0.0%
1993 0.1864 kt +0.0%
1994 0.1861 kt -0.2%
1995 0.1848 kt -0.7%
1996 0.1848 kt +0.0%
1997 0.1848 kt +0.0%
1998 0.191 kt +3.4%
1999 0.214 kt +12.0%
2000 0.2178 kt +1.8%
2001 0.2155 kt -1.1%
2002 0.2309 kt +7.1%
2003 0.2312 kt +0.1%
2004 0.2336 kt +1.0%
2005 0.2336 kt +0.0%
2006 0.2336 kt +0.0%
2007 0.2307 kt -1.2%
2008 0.2307 kt +0.0%
2009 0.2289 kt -0.8%
2010 0.2289 kt +0.0%
2011 0.2289 kt +0.0%
2012 0.228 kt -0.4%
2013 0.228 kt +0.0%
2014 0.2277 kt -0.1%
2015 0.2277 kt +0.0%
2016 0.2276 kt -0.0%
2017 0.2233 kt -1.9%
2018 0.2208 kt -1.1%
2019 0.2291 kt +3.8%
2020 0.2291 kt +0.0%
2021 0.229 kt -0.0%
2022 0.229 kt +0.0%
2023 0.229 kt +0.0%
2024 0.229 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1891 kt 0.1848 kt 0.214 kt 10
2000s 0.2286 kt 0.2155 kt 0.2336 kt 10
2010s 0.227 kt 0.2208 kt 0.2291 kt 10
2020s 0.229 kt 0.229 kt 0.2291 kt 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 48 Sudan (former) 0.241 kt compare
  2. 49 Cameroon 0.2334 kt compare
  3. 50 South Sudan 0.2327 kt compare
  4. 52 New Zealand 0.1742 kt compare
  5. 53 Czechia 0.1431 kt compare
  6. 54 Portugal 0.1392 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Spain?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Spain was 0.229 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2336 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1848 kt in 1995.
How does Spain rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Spain ranks 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.