Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 1.51 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.51 t per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 1.78 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 t per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Spain 36th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3985 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.312 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3227 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2762 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2667 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1563 t per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1607 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1819 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2051 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.096 t per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 1971 | 0.096 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0672 t per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0303 t per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0236 t per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1975 | 0.028 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0168 t per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0316 t per square kilometre | +202.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0279 t per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 0.028 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1983 | 0.028 t per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1984 | 0.023 t per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1985 | 0.064 t per square kilometre | +178.8% |
| 1986 | 0.539 t per square kilometre | +741.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8067 t per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7607 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9142 t per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9106 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9352 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7951 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8768 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9875 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9573 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9171 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.48 t per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.51 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9728 t per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.51 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +741.8% | 0.064 t per square kilometre | 0.539 t per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +202.7% | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | 0.0316 t per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +178.8% | 0.023 t per square kilometre | 0.064 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2533 t per square kilometre | 0.1563 t per square kilometre | 0.3985 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.044 t per square kilometre | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | 0.096 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3232 t per square kilometre | 0.023 t per square kilometre | 0.9142 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9962 t per square kilometre | 0.7951 t per square kilometre | 1.2 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 t per square kilometre | 0.9171 t per square kilometre | 1.43 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 t per square kilometre | 1.11 t per square kilometre | 1.78 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 t per square kilometre | 1.35 t per square kilometre | 1.77 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Spain was 1.51 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 t per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Spain rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 36th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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) — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 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.