Arable land use per person in Spain
Spain: Arable land use per person was 0.2378 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.2378 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Spain peaked at 0.5285 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2378 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Spain 44th out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4991 hectares per person | 0.4739 hectares per person | 0.5285 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4468 hectares per person | 0.4189 hectares per person | 0.4774 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.3995 hectares per person | 0.415 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3675 hectares per person | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.3945 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2976 hectares per person | 0.2695 hectares per person | 0.3303 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2627 hectares per person | 0.2507 hectares per person | 0.269 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2429 hectares per person | 0.2378 hectares per person | 0.2458 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Spain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 285.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 27.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Spain?
- Arable land use per person in Spain was 0.2378 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5285 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2378 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for arable land use per person?
- Spain ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.