Drained organic soils — Area in Spain
Spain: Drained organic soils — Area was 16,831 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 16,831 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Spain peaked at 17,188 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12,970 ha, in 1995.
Spain ranks 57th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,148 ha | — |
| 1991 | 13,148 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13,148 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13,086 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 13,054 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 12,970 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 12,970 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12,970 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13,957 ha | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 15,468 ha | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 15,717 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 15,539 ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 16,850 ha | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 16,882 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17,188 ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 17,141 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 17,093 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 16,828 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 16,828 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16,718 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 16,702 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16,702 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16,671 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 16,671 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16,639 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16,639 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,559 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16,307 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 16,174 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16,838 ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 16,838 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,831 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 16,831 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,831 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16,831 ha | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 16,831 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 26.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 16,831 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,392 ha | 12,970 ha | 15,468 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,678 ha | 15,539 ha | 17,188 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,590 ha | 16,174 ha | 16,838 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,833 ha | 16,831 ha | 16,838 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 drained organic soils — area in Spain?
- Drained organic soils — area in Spain was 16,831 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17,188 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,970 ha in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Spain ranks 57th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.