Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Spain
Spain: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 46.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Spain is 46.21 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Spain peaked at 51.1 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 43.85 %, in 2022.
That places Spain 86th out of 231 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 | 48.82 % | 48.23 % | 49.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.63 % | 48.85 % | 50.01 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.53 % | 49.8 % | 51.1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.33 % | 45.21 % | 50.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.53 % | 43.88 % | 45.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.02 % | 45.07 % | 46.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.01 % | 43.85 % | 46.41 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 83 Yugoslav SFR 49.46 % compare
- 84 San Marino 48.53 % compare
- 85 Nepal 48.18 % compare
- 87 Burkina Faso 46.19 % compare
- 88 Luxembourg 46.07 % compare
- 89 Caribbean 45.59 % 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 — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.34 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Spain?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Spain was 46.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.85 % in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Spain ranks 86th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.