Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Spain

Nitrous oxide emissions in Spain in 2024 — 18.85 Mt. Ranked 171 in the world out of 201. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,556.2%.

2024 18.85 Mt −1.28% vs 2023
World rank 171of 201
Period maximum 24.52 Mt2003
Period minimum 1.14 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Spain, 1850–20240102030185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 1.14 Mt1853: 1.2 Mt1856: 1.24 Mt1859: 1.28 Mt1862: 1.3 Mt1865: 1.31 Mt1868: 1.32 Mt1871: 1.35 Mt1874: 1.52 Mt1877: 1.74 Mt1880: 1.89 Mt1883: 1.95 Mt1886: 1.99 Mt1889: 2.02 Mt1892: 2.22 Mt1895: 2.6 Mt1898: 2.85 Mt1901: 2.93 Mt1904: 2.88 Mt1907: 2.79 Mt1910: 2.77 Mt1913: 2.82 Mt1916: 2.89 Mt1919: 2.96 Mt1922: 3.07 Mt1925: 3.22 Mt1928: 3.38 Mt1931: 3.52 Mt1934: 3.73 Mt1937: 3.96 Mt1940: 4.14 Mt1943: 5.22 Mt1946: 7.3 Mt1949: 8.97 Mt1952: 9.49 Mt1955: 10.16 Mt1958: 10.99 Mt1961: 12.72 Mt1964: 13.44 Mt1967: 15.02 Mt1970: 15.69 Mt1973: 18.14 Mt1976: 19.62 Mt1979: 21.22 Mt1982: 20.58 Mt1985: 21.22 Mt1988: 22.89 Mt1991: 21.88 Mt1994: 21.31 Mt1997: 22.84 Mt2000: 24.34 Mt2003: 24.52 Mt2006: 22.52 Mt2009: 20.37 Mt2012: 19.77 Mt2015: 21.53 Mt2018: 21.81 Mt2021: 21.79 Mt2024: 18.85 Mt
Change over the period: +17.71 (+1,556.24%) Average annual rate: 1.63 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 18.85 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 469.71 Mt
Southern Europe computed 50.44 Mt
High-income countries computed 782.61 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 18.85 −0.24 −1.28%
2023 19.09 −0.72 −3.64%
2022 19.81 −1.97 −9.06%
2021 21.79 +0.01 +0.06%
2020 21.77 +0.49 +2.32%
2019 21.28 −0.53 −2.41%
2018 21.81 +0.17 +0.78%
2017 21.64 +0.38 +1.79%
2016 21.26 −0.27 −1.27%
2015 21.53 +0.47 +2.21%
2014 21.06 +0.43 +2.07%
2013 20.64 +0.87 +4.39%
2012 19.77 −0.54 −2.65%
2011 20.31 −0.77 −3.68%
2010 21.08 +0.71 +3.49%
2009 20.37 −0.29 −1.39%
2008 20.66 −2.42 −10.48%
2007 23.08 +0.56 +2.46%
2006 22.52 +0.09 +0.41%
2005 22.43 −1.49 −6.23%
2004 23.92 −0.6 −2.45%
2003 24.52 +1.12 +4.76%
2002 23.41 −0.47 −1.98%
2001 23.88 −0.47 −1.92%
2000 24.34 +0.36 +1.48%
1999 23.99 +0.07 +0.3%
1998 23.92 +1.08 +4.71%
1997 22.84 −0.27 −1.16%
1996 23.11 +2.03 +9.65%
1995 21.08 −0.24 −1.12%
1994 21.31 +0.52 +2.49%
1993 20.8 +0.42 +2.05%
1992 20.38 −1.5 −6.86%
1991 21.88 −0.33 −1.49%
1990 22.21 −0.04 −0.2%
1989 22.26 −0.64 −2.79%
1988 22.89 +1.05 +4.8%
1987 21.85 +0.09 +0.41%
1986 21.76 +0.53 +2.51%
1985 21.22 −0.28 −1.3%
1984 21.5 +1.54 +7.74%
1983 19.96 −0.63 −3.04%
1982 20.58 +0.31 +1.55%
1981 20.27 −1.43 −6.59%
1980 21.7 +0.48 +2.28%
1979 21.22 +0.16 +0.75%
1978 21.06 +1.66 +8.57%
1977 19.4 −0.22 −1.12%
1976 19.62 +0.65 +3.45%
1975 18.96 −0.19 −0.98%
1974 19.15 +1.01 +5.54%
1973 18.14 +1.15 +6.75%
1972 17 +0.41 +2.5%
1971 16.58 +0.9 +5.71%
1970 15.69 −0.87 −5.24%
1969 16.55 +0.63 +3.94%
1968 15.93 +0.91 +6.05%
1967 15.02 +0.58 +4%
1966 14.44 +0.73 +5.32%
1965 13.71 +0.27 +1.99%
1964 13.44 +0.3 +2.27%
1963 13.15 +0.09 +0.68%
1962 13.06 +0.33 +2.61%
1961 12.72 +1.17 +10.12%
1960 11.56 +0.28 +2.5%
1959 11.27 +0.29 +2.6%
1958 10.99 +0.28 +2.65%
1957 10.7 +0.28 +2.66%
1956 10.43 +0.26 +2.6%
1955 10.16 +0.25 +2.49%
1954 9.92 +0.23 +2.32%
1953 9.69 +0.2 +2.09%
1952 9.49 +0.17 +1.77%
1951 9.33 +0.13 +1.39%
1950 9.2 +0.23 +2.51%
1949 8.97 +0.43 +5%
1948 8.55 +0.58 +7.23%
1947 7.97 +0.67 +9.24%
1946 7.3 +0.72 +10.91%
1945 6.58 +0.71 +12.14%
1944 5.87 +0.65 +12.5%
1943 5.22 +0.54 +11.57%
1942 4.67 +0.38 +8.77%
1941 4.3 +0.16 +3.92%
1940 4.14 +0.04 +1.08%
1939 4.09 +0.06 +1.46%
1938 4.03 +0.07 +1.74%
1937 3.96 +0.08 +1.98%
1936 3.89 +0.08 +2.1%
1935 3.81 +0.08 +2.17%
1934 3.73 +0.08 +2.11%
1933 3.65 +0.07 +1.98%
1932 3.58 +0.06 +1.73%
1931 3.52 +0.05 +1.35%
1930 3.47 +0.04 +1.23%
1929 3.43 +0.05 +1.42%
1928 3.38 +0.05 +1.56%
1927 3.33 +0.05 +1.65%
1926 3.27 +0.06 +1.71%
1925 3.22 +0.05 +1.71%
1924 3.16 +0.05 +1.64%
1923 3.11 +0.05 +1.53%
1922 3.07 +0.04 +1.36%
1921 3.03 +0.03 +1.1%
1920 2.99 +0.03 +0.94%
1919 2.96 +0.03 +0.92%
1918 2.94 +0.03 +0.89%
1917 2.91 +0.02 +0.83%
1916 2.89 +0.02 +0.77%
1915 2.87 +0.02 +0.77%
1914 2.84 +0.02 +0.71%
1913 2.82 +0.02 +0.71%
1912 2.8 +0.02 +0.65%
1911 2.79 +0.02 +0.65%
1910 2.77 +0.01 +0.25%
1909 2.76 −0.01 −0.29%
1908 2.77 −0.02 −0.72%
1907 2.79 −0.03 −0.99%
1906 2.82 −0.03 −1.12%
1905 2.85 −0.03 −1.08%
1904 2.88 −0.03 −0.96%
1903 2.91 −0.02 −0.65%
1902 2.93 −0.01 −0.27%
1901 2.93 +0.01 +0.31%
1900 2.93 +0.03 +1%
1899 2.9 +0.05 +1.69%
1898 2.85 +0.07 +2.41%
1897 2.78 +0.08 +3.11%
1896 2.7 +0.1 +3.81%
1895 2.6 +0.11 +4.59%
1894 2.48 +0.13 +5.34%
1893 2.36 +0.14 +6.17%
1892 2.22 +0.15 +7.14%
1891 2.07 +0.16 +8.14%
1890 1.92 −0.11 −5.29%
1889 2.02 +0.01 +0.7%
1888 2.01 +0.01 +0.65%
1887 2 +0.01 +0.6%
1886 1.99 +0.01 +0.66%
1885 1.97 +0.01 +0.66%
1884 1.96 +0.01 +0.67%
1883 1.95 +0.02 +0.83%
1882 1.93 +0.02 +0.94%
1881 1.91 +0.02 +1.06%
1880 1.89 +0.03 +1.78%
1879 1.86 +0.05 +2.82%
1878 1.81 +0.07 +3.73%
1877 1.74 +0.07 +4.37%
1876 1.67 +0.08 +4.83%
1875 1.59 +0.08 +4.94%
1874 1.52 +0.07 +4.69%
1873 1.45 +0.06 +4.09%
1872 1.39 +0.04 +2.96%
1871 1.35 +0.02 +1.42%
1870 1.33 +0.01 +0.38%
1869 1.33 +0 +0.38%
1868 1.32 +0.01 +0.38%
1867 1.32 +0 +0.38%
1866 1.31 +0 +0.31%
1865 1.31 +0.01 +0.38%
1864 1.31 +0 +0.38%
1863 1.3 +0 +0.31%
1862 1.3 +0.01 +0.47%
1861 1.29 +0.01 +0.39%
1860 1.29 +0.01 +0.55%
1859 1.28 +0.01 +0.71%
1858 1.27 +0.01 +0.95%
1857 1.26 +0.01 +1.05%
1856 1.24 +0.01 +1.22%
1855 1.23 +0.02 +1.32%
1854 1.21 +0.02 +1.51%
1853 1.2 +0.02 +1.53%
1852 1.18 +0.02 +1.64%
1851 1.16 +0.02 +1.76%
1850 1.14 — —

About the indicator

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent. The third greenhouse gas by contribution after CO2 and methane, and the most agricultural of the three: most of it forms in the soil after nitrogen fertilizer and manure are applied. It stays in the atmosphere for more than a century and destroys the ozone layer as well, so after the phase-out of CFCs it has remained the leading ozone-depleting substance.

Important: Estimates of emissions from soil are inevitably approximate: they depend on soil type, moisture and the way fertilizer is applied, and they are measured by models rather than by sensors.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.