Drained organic soils — Emissions in Spain

Spain: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.2739 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2739 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.2806 kt
in 2004
All-time low
0.2172 kt
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2024

00.10.20.31990200720241990: 0.22 kt1991: 0.22 kt1992: 0.22 kt1993: 0.219 kt1994: 0.219 kt1995: 0.217 kt1996: 0.217 kt1997: 0.217 kt1998: 0.23 kt1999: 0.256 kt2000: 0.26 kt2001: 0.257 kt2002: 0.277 kt2003: 0.277 kt2004: 0.281 kt2005: 0.28 kt2006: 0.279 kt2007: 0.275 kt2008: 0.275 kt2009: 0.273 kt2010: 0.273 kt2011: 0.273 kt2012: 0.272 kt2013: 0.272 kt2014: 0.272 kt2015: 0.272 kt2016: 0.271 kt2017: 0.266 kt2018: 0.264 kt2019: 0.274 kt2020: 0.274 kt2021: 0.274 kt2022: 0.274 kt2023: 0.274 kt2024: 0.274 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Spain stood at 0.2739 kt.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Spain peaked at 0.2806 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2172 kt, in 1995.

That places Spain 53rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2234 kt 0.2172 kt 0.2558 kt 10
2000s 0.2733 kt 0.2573 kt 0.2806 kt 10
2010s 0.2708 kt 0.2639 kt 0.274 kt 10
2020s 0.2739 kt 0.2739 kt 0.274 kt 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 50 Italy 0.4814 kt compare
  2. 51 Romania 0.3668 kt compare
  3. 52 Rwanda 0.348 kt compare
  4. 54 Cameroon 0.2391 kt compare
  5. 55 Austria 0.2181 kt compare
  6. 56 Sri Lanka 0.2118 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Spain?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Spain was 0.2739 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2806 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2172 kt in 1995.
How does Spain rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Spain ranks 53rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained 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.