Arable land — Area in Spain
Spain: Arable land — Area was 11,384 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Spain stood at 11,384 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Spain peaked at 16,339 1000 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 11,384 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Spain 29th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,962 1000 ha | 15,509 1000 ha | 16,296 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,862 1000 ha | 15,578 1000 ha | 16,339 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,574 1000 ha | 15,512 1000 ha | 15,651 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,551 1000 ha | 13,463 1000 ha | 15,335 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,862 1000 ha | 12,488 1000 ha | 13,400 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,255 1000 ha | 11,812 1000 ha | 12,570 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,552 1000 ha | 11,384 1000 ha | 11,691 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 26 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,699 1000 ha compare
- 27 United Republic of Tanzania 13,702 1000 ha compare
- 28 Germany 11,656 1000 ha compare
- 30 Poland 11,187 1000 ha compare
- 31 Myanmar 11,026 1000 ha compare
- 32 Ethiopia PDR 10,650 1000 ha compare
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.34 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Spain?
- Arable land — area in Spain was 11,384 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16,339 1000 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,384 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for arable land — area?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.