Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Spain

Spain: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0029 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
41st
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.0035 units per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.0012 units per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Spain, 1961–2019

0.0010.0020.0020.0030.0030.004196119902019

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0029 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Spain peaked at 0.0035 units per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per square kilometre, in 1983.

Spain ranks 41st of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0017 units per square kilometre —
1962 0.0018 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1963 0.0018 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1964 0.0018 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1965 0.0017 units per square kilometre -7.9%
1966 0.0017 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1967 0.0017 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1968 0.0017 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1969 0.0018 units per square kilometre +5.2%
1970 0.0018 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1971 0.0017 units per square kilometre -4.8%
1972 0.0017 units per square kilometre -3.3%
1973 0.0017 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1974 0.0017 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1975 0.0018 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1976 0.0018 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1977 0.0019 units per square kilometre +6.1%
1978 0.0019 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1979 0.0019 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1980 0.0019 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1981 0.0019 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1982 0.0019 units per square kilometre -2.0%
1983 0.0012 units per square kilometre -39.6%
1984 0.0021 units per square kilometre +78.9%
1985 0.0021 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1986 0.0022 units per square kilometre +5.2%
1987 0.0022 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1988 0.0023 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1989 0.0017 units per square kilometre -26.8%
1990 0.0026 units per square kilometre +54.5%
1991 0.0026 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1992 0.0024 units per square kilometre -8.6%
1993 0.0014 units per square kilometre -43.5%
1994 0.0019 units per square kilometre +37.7%
1995 0.0015 units per square kilometre -18.3%
1996 0.003 units per square kilometre +92.8%
1997 0.0032 units per square kilometre +8.1%
1998 0.0032 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1999 0.0032 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2000 0.0033 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2001 0.0033 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2002 0.0032 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2003 0.0033 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2004 0.0035 units per square kilometre +4.4%
2005 0.0034 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2006 0.003 units per square kilometre -10.6%
2007 0.0029 units per square kilometre -4.7%
2008 0.0027 units per square kilometre -5.3%
2009 0.0034 units per square kilometre +24.2%
2010 0.0034 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2011 0.0035 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2012 0.0032 units per square kilometre -7.9%
2013 0.0032 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2014 0.0031 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2015 0.0031 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2016 0.0031 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.003 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2018 0.003 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2019 0.0029 units per square kilometre -1.6%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.0029 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.0029 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +92.8% 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre
1984 +78.9% 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre
1990 +54.5% 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre
1993 -43.5% 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre
1983 -39.6% 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre
1994 +37.7% 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0025 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0031 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 38 Senegal 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 39 Greece 0.0033 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 40 Suriname 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 42 Colombia 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 43 Ghana 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 44 Rwanda 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Spain?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Spain was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per square kilometre in 2004.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 1983.
How does Spain rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Spain ranks 41st out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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.