Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
40th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1971
All-time low
0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Spain stood at 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Spain 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 37 Luxembourg 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Italy 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Cambodia 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Malta 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.