France vs Spain: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 31,160 Square kilometres against 27,116 Square kilometres in France, a difference of 4,044 Square kilometres.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 152 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,757 Square kilometres | 8,644 Square kilometres | 2,888 Square kilometres | Spain |
| 2010s | 13,907 Square kilometres | 18,760 Square kilometres | 4,853 Square kilometres | Spain |
| 2020s | 27,127 Square kilometres | 28,715 Square kilometres | 1,588 Square kilometres | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 31,160 Square kilometres against 27,116 Square kilometres in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture between France and Spain?
- 4,044 Square kilometres, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata