Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Spain
Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) was 3.89 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Spain, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Spain stood at 3.89 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 114.0% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Spain peaked at 26.33 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -27.75 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Spain ranks 74th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -3.61 % change on previous year | -164.5% |
| 1964 | 9.32 % change on previous year | -358.2% |
| 1965 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 1966 | 23.1 % change on previous year | +306.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8868 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 1968 | 18.92 % change on previous year | +2033.5% |
| 1969 | 6.78 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 1970 | -4.73 % change on previous year | -169.8% |
| 1971 | 15.4 % change on previous year | -425.5% |
| 1972 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1973 | 5.68 % change on previous year | +69.7% |
| 1974 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1975 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 1976 | 14.99 % change on previous year | +1174.5% |
| 1977 | -5.1 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 1978 | 10.47 % change on previous year | -305.5% |
| 1979 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 1980 | -0.6909 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 1981 | -9.27 % change on previous year | +1241.1% |
| 1982 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -74.4% |
| 1983 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 1984 | 13.41 % change on previous year | +1019.0% |
| 1985 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 1986 | 10.49 % change on previous year | +114.9% |
| 1987 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1988 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 1989 | -5.05 % change on previous year | -381.3% |
| 1990 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1991 | -6.06 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 1992 | -18.13 % change on previous year | +199.3% |
| 1993 | 13.66 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 1994 | 5.72 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1995 | -7.09 % change on previous year | -223.9% |
| 1996 | 26.33 % change on previous year | -471.1% |
| 1997 | -9.64 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 1998 | 15.08 % change on previous year | -256.4% |
| 1999 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 2000 | -5.7 % change on previous year | +279.7% |
| 2001 | -0.2691 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 2002 | -7.58 % change on previous year | +2715.4% |
| 2003 | 16.76 % change on previous year | -321.2% |
| 2004 | -10.48 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 2005 | -13.9 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2007 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 2008 | -24.96 % change on previous year | -1606.0% |
| 2009 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 2010 | 20.49 % change on previous year | +266.9% |
| 2011 | -10.03 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 2012 | -0.3886 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 2013 | 14 % change on previous year | -3703.5% |
| 2014 | 14.6 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2015 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 2016 | -8.05 % change on previous year | +162.4% |
| 2017 | 9.89 % change on previous year | -222.9% |
| 2018 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -142.9% |
| 2019 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -49.3% |
| 2020 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -320.8% |
| 2021 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 2022 | -27.75 % change on previous year | +896.2% |
| 2023 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +3703.5% | -0.3886 % change on previous year | 14 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -2715.4% | -0.2691 % change on previous year | -7.58 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +2033.5% | 0.8868 % change on previous year | 18.92 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -1606.0% | 1.66 % change on previous year | -24.96 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +1174.5% | 1.18 % change on previous year | 14.99 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -1241.1% | -0.6909 % change on previous year | -9.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.33 % change on previous year | -3.61 % change on previous year | 23.1 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.35 % change on previous year | -5.1 % change on previous year | 15.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 % change on previous year | -9.27 % change on previous year | 13.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 % change on previous year | -18.13 % change on previous year | 26.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.39 % change on previous year | -24.96 % change on previous year | 16.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 % change on previous year | -10.03 % change on previous year | 20.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.47 % change on previous year | -27.75 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | 4 |
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Spain?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Spain was 3.89 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.33 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.75 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
- Spain ranks 74th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.