Median2021 vs median2017 in Spain
Spain: Median2021 vs median2017 was 47.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median2021 vs median2017 in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median2021 vs median2017 in Spain is 47.3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median2021 vs median2017 in Spain peaked at 47.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.8, in 1985.
That places Spain 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Median2021 vs median2017 in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.36 | — |
| 1985 | 18.8 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 25.42 | +35.2% |
| 1993 | 27.46 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 27.77 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 27.12 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 27.38 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 31.07 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 33 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 34.68 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 37.65 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 36.89 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.69 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 38.47 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 45.32 | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 46.46 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 45.99 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.09 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 41.76 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 40.15 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 39.1 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 39.23 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 40.26 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 42.01 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 42.58 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 42.37 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.11 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 45.07 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 46.31 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 46.34 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 47.3 | +2.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 47.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.01, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Spain's 47.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.68, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median2021 vs median2017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +35.2% | 18.8 | 25.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.08 | 18.8 | 19.36 | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.53 | 25.42 | 33 | 8 |
| 2000s | 40.52 | 34.68 | 46.46 | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.56 | 39.1 | 45.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.26 | 45.07 | 47.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median2021 vs median2017 in Spain?
- Median2021 vs median2017 in Spain was 47.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median2021 vs median2017 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median2021 vs median2017 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for median2021 vs median2017?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median2021 vs median2017 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median2021 vs median2017. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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