Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Spain

Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0034 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0034 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
45th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0035 kt per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0012 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023

0.0010.0020.0020.0030.0030.004196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0034 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0035 kt per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Spain ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Spain, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0012 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1963 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
1964 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1965 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1966 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
1967 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1968 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
1969 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
1970 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
1971 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1972 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1973 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1974 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1975 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1976 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1977 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1978 0.002 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1979 0.002 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1980 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1981 0.0021 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1982 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1983 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1984 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1985 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1986 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1987 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1988 0.0023 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1989 0.0023 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1990 0.0023 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1991 0.0022 kt per square kilometre -5.0%
1992 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1993 0.0022 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
1994 0.0021 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1995 0.002 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
1996 0.0025 kt per square kilometre +21.1%
1997 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +8.0%
1998 0.0025 kt per square kilometre -6.0%
1999 0.0025 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2000 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +10.2%
2001 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
2002 0.0028 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
2003 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +12.2%
2004 0.003 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2005 0.0029 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2006 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +8.6%
2007 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2008 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2009 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2010 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2011 0.0034 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2012 0.003 kt per square kilometre -12.0%
2013 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +15.7%
2014 0.003 kt per square kilometre -14.0%
2015 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +9.2%
2016 0.0033 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2017 0.0032 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2018 0.0032 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2019 0.0031 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2020 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +6.8%
2021 0.0033 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2022 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2023 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0031 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 42 Costa Rica 0.0034 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Czechia 0.0034 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 Jamaica 0.0034 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 46 Austria 0.0033 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 47 North Macedonia 0.0033 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 48 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0032 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Spain?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0034 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.0035 kt per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Spain rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.