India vs Spain: Grazing land use over the long-term
India
10.48 million hectares
in 2025
Spain
10.13 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
50th
Spain rank
51st
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- India
- Spain
How they compare
India currently reports 10.48 million hectares against 10.13 million hectares in Spain, a difference of 346,300 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.
India ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.94 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 540,840 hectares | Spain |
| 1100s | 2.00 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 733,250 hectares | Spain |
| 1200s | 2.06 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Spain |
| 1300s | 2.13 million hectares | 4.36 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Spain |
| 1400s | 2.19 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 917,110 hectares | Spain |
| 1500s | 2.26 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Spain |
| 1600s | 2.32 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | Spain |
| 1700s | 2.84 million hectares | 4.05 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Spain |
| 1710s | 2.90 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Spain |
| 1720s | 2.96 million hectares | 4.64 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | Spain |
| 1730s | 3.03 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | Spain |
| 1740s | 3.09 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | Spain |
| 1750s | 3.15 million hectares | 4.96 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Spain |
| 1760s | 3.22 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | Spain |
| 1770s | 3.28 million hectares | 5.18 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Spain |
| 1780s | 3.34 million hectares | 5.29 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | Spain |
| 1790s | 3.41 million hectares | 5.40 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | Spain |
| 1800s | 3.47 million hectares | 5.52 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Spain |
| 1810s | 3.53 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | Spain |
| 1820s | 3.53 million hectares | 5.75 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Spain |
| 1830s | 3.72 million hectares | 6.10 million hectares | 2.38 million hectares | Spain |
| 1840s | 3.65 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | 2.39 million hectares | Spain |
| 1850s | 3.99 million hectares | 6.54 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | Spain |
| 1860s | 4.20 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | 2.96 million hectares | Spain |
| 1870s | 4.40 million hectares | 7.47 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | Spain |
| 1880s | 4.42 million hectares | 7.80 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | Spain |
| 1890s | 4.81 million hectares | 8.09 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | Spain |
| 1900s | 4.89 million hectares | 8.19 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | Spain |
| 1910s | 4.54 million hectares | 8.68 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | Spain |
| 1920s | 4.59 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 4.59 million hectares | Spain |
| 1930s | 5.08 million hectares | 10.04 million hectares | 4.97 million hectares | Spain |
| 1940s | 5.78 million hectares | 10.90 million hectares | 5.12 million hectares | Spain |
| 1950s | 9.84 million hectares | 12.00 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | Spain |
| 1960s | 13.96 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | India |
| 1970s | 12.56 million hectares | 11.17 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | India |
| 1980s | 11.75 million hectares | 10.38 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | India |
| 1990s | 11.05 million hectares | 10.78 million hectares | 267,590 hectares | India |
| 2000s | 10.50 million hectares | 11.13 million hectares | 635,330 hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 10.26 million hectares | 9.55 million hectares | 709,480 hectares | India |
| 2020s | 10.39 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | 543,455 hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, India or Spain?
- India, at 10.48 million hectares against 10.13 million hectares in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between India and Spain?
- 346,300 hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Spain?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do India and Spain rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- India ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.