Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Spain
Spain: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Spain, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Spain is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1,497.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 2.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Spain ranks 45th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Spain?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Spain was 0.2% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 45th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,497.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.