Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Spain
Spain: Cropland area actually irrigated — Area was 3,731 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Spain, 2020–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area actually irrigated — area in Spain is 3,731 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over five years.
Spain ranks 9th of 56 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,831 1000 ha | — |
| 2021 | 3,878 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3,771 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,714 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 3,731 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3,731 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 211 1000 ha, 17.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3,731 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 242.48 1000 ha, 15.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area actually irrigated — area in Spain?
- Cropland area actually irrigated — area in Spain was 3,731 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3,878 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,714 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for cropland area actually irrigated — area?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland area actually irrigated — Area. 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.