Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Spain
Spain: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 49.3 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 49.3 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Spain peaked at 66.49 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 49.3 %, in 2024.
That places Spain 70th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.42 % | 64.34 % | 66.49 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.96 % | 62.77 % | 65.4 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.72 % | 61.22 % | 62.54 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.27 % | 59.5 % | 61.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.89 % | 56.09 % | 59.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.28 % | 52.41 % | 55.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.41 % | 49.3 % | 53.36 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 629.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 40.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,886 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 20.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,096 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Spain?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Spain was 49.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 66.49 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3 % in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Spain ranks 70th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.