Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Spain
Spain: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 10,428 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burning crop residues in Spain is 10,428 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 86.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Spain peaked at 242,878 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,818 t, in 2018.
That places Spain 61st out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Spain, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90,730 t | — |
| 1991 | 90,730 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 90,730 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 90,730 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 90,730 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90,730 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 124,930 t | +37.7% |
| 1997 | 135,908 t | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 140,089 t | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 113,356 t | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 242,836 t | +114.2% |
| 2001 | 71,091 t | -70.7% |
| 2002 | 66,482 t | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 92,438 t | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 90,817 t | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 211,503 t | +132.9% |
| 2006 | 242,878 t | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 17,448 t | -92.8% |
| 2008 | 11,849 t | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 64,913 t | +447.8% |
| 2010 | 38,385 t | -40.9% |
| 2011 | 114,374 t | +198.0% |
| 2012 | 105,928 t | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 28,025 t | -73.5% |
| 2014 | 13,197 t | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 63,646 t | +382.3% |
| 2016 | 57,672 t | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 194,342 t | +237.0% |
| 2018 | 5,818 t | -97.0% |
| 2019 | 31,005 t | +432.9% |
| 2020 | 38,592 t | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 21,701 t | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 203,832 t | +839.3% |
| 2023 | 77,678 t | -61.9% |
| 2024 | 10,428 t | -86.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +839.3% | 21,701 t | 203,832 t |
| 2009 | +447.8% | 11,849 t | 64,913 t |
| 2019 | +432.9% | 5,818 t | 31,005 t |
| 2015 | +382.3% | 13,197 t | 63,646 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,866 t | 90,730 t | 140,089 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,226 t | 11,849 t | 242,878 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,239 t | 5,818 t | 194,342 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,446 t | 10,428 t | 203,832 t | 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 woody savanna — burning crop residues in Spain?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Spain was 10,428 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 242,878 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,818 t in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Spain ranks 61st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.