15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Spain
Spain: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 49,386 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Spain, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Spain stood at 49,386 km2.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Spain peaked at 50,086 km2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43,650 km2, in 2000.
Spain ranks 3rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Spain, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43,650 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 49,623 km2 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 50,086 km2 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49,609 km2 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 49,497 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 49,386 km2 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,636 km2 | 43,650 km2 | 49,623 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 49,731 km2 | 49,497 km2 | 50,086 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 49,386 km2 | 49,386 km2 | 49,386 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 Brazil 118,146 km2 compare
- 2 South Africa 104,745 km2 compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,527 km2 compare
- 4 Russian Federation 34,875 km2 compare
- 5 Sweden 21,254 km2 compare
- 5 Viet Nam 3,768 km2 compare
- 6 Ethiopia 16,434 km2 compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.058 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Spain?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Spain was 49,386 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 50,086 km2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,650 km2 in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Spain ranks 3rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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