Agriculture — Area in Spain
Spain: Agriculture — Area was 24,634 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Spain is 24,634 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Spain peaked at 33,232 1000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 24,634 1000 ha, in 2024.
Spain ranks 54th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,230 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 33,232 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 33,137 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 32,753 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 32,694 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 32,156 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 32,382 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 32,159 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 32,527 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 32,119 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 32,684 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 32,568 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 32,280 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 32,078 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 31,921 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 31,516 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 31,590 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 31,478 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 31,355 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 31,238 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 31,206 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 31,191 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 30,791 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 30,628 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 30,712 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 30,610 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 30,601 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 30,578 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 30,701 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 30,472 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 30,371 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 30,279 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 30,033 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 30,183 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29,719 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 30,139 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 30,059 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 29,958 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 29,778 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 29,766 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 29,520 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 29,419 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 29,153 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 29,071 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29,164 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 28,613 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 28,004 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 28,142 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 27,970 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 27,545 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 27,014 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 26,942 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26,733 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 26,578 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 26,576 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 26,266 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 26,296 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 26,183 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 26,207 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 26,143 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 26,228 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 26,663 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 24,773 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 24,634 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 24,634 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 28.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Spain's 24,634 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,605 1000 ha, 9.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,697 1000 ha | 32,156 1000 ha | 33,232 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,959 1000 ha | 31,355 1000 ha | 32,684 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,826 1000 ha | 30,578 1000 ha | 31,238 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,099 1000 ha | 29,719 1000 ha | 30,472 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,882 1000 ha | 27,970 1000 ha | 29,766 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,634 1000 ha | 26,183 1000 ha | 27,545 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,688 1000 ha | 24,634 1000 ha | 26,663 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Spain?
- Agriculture — area in Spain was 24,634 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 33,232 1000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,634 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for agriculture — area?
- Spain ranks 54th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Agriculture — 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.