Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Spain
Spain: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 104.32 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Spain recorded 104.32 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Spain peaked at 106.62 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 70.68 kt, in 1995.
Spain ranks 59th 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.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Spain, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.62 kt | — |
| 1991 | 72.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 72.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.4 kt | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 71.1 kt | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.68 kt | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 84.35 kt | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 91.89 kt | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 93.11 kt | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 91.78 kt | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 102.61 kt | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 102.92 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 106.62 kt | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 105.63 kt | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 104.63 kt | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 102.14 kt | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 102.14 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 101.77 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 101.47 kt | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 101.47 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 101.71 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 101.71 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 101.4 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 101.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.91 kt | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 99.1 kt | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 98.98 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 104.33 kt | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 104.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 104.32 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 104.32 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 104.32 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 104.32 kt | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 104.32 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.09 kt, 25.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 104.32 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.55 kt, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.86 kt | 70.68 kt | 91.89 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.34 kt | 91.78 kt | 106.62 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.15 kt | 98.98 kt | 104.33 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.32 kt | 104.32 kt | 104.33 kt | 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 grassland organic soils — emissions in Spain?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Spain was 104.32 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 106.62 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.68 kt in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Spain ranks 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). 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.