Drained organic soils — Emissions in Spain
Spain: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.2739 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Spain
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 58.21 kt (2050)
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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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.