Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Spain
Spain: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.0016 kt per square kilometre for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Spain peaked at 0.0035 kt per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, in 1983.
Spain ranks 45th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Spain, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +78.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +92.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0016 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0016 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +92.8% | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +78.9% | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +54.5% | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -43.5% | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre |
| 1983 | -39.6% | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +37.7% | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 42 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 43 Paraguay 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 44 Malawi 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Mali 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
- 47 Brunei 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 48 United States 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
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 rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Spain?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Spain was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 kt per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 kt per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Spain rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- Spain ranks 45th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.