Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Spain
Spain: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -6.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Spain, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Spain stood at -6.7%.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and down 218.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Spain peaked at 13.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -8.1%, in 2023.
That places Spain 161st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | -8.0% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | -3.1% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -4.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -8.1% | 2.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Spain
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 629.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 40.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,886 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 20.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,096 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Spain?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Spain was -6.7% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.1% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Spain ranks 161st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 218.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.