How does Spain rank for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls?

Spain ranks 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Spain

Name: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Spain
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Spain: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS was 176.91 1000 ha in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

176.91 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

41st

of 166 countries

All-time high

176.91 1000 ha

in 2015

All-time low

176.91 1000 ha

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Spain, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Spain recorded 176.91 1000 ha for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Spain ranks 41st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Spain

38 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 3.35 1000 ha compare
38 Peru 191.96 1000 ha compare
39 Italy 183.06 1000 ha compare
39 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 1.66 1000 ha compare
40 Cook Islands 1.06 1000 ha compare
40 France 180.98 1000 ha compare
42 Finland 172.89 1000 ha compare
43 Somalia 167.39 1000 ha compare
44 Fiji, Republic of 157.34 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Spain

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 4.46 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 5.70 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 166,071 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 130,048 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.80 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.02 million 1000 USD (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in Spain?: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in Spain was 176.91 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 176.91 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 176.91 1000 ha in 2015.
How does Spain rank for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls?: Spain ranks 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 214 places, 1,070 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.