Cropland — Area per capita in Spain
Spain: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.34 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Spain stood at 0.34 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Spain peaked at 0.68 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.34 ha/cap, in 2024.
Spain ranks 37th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6411 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 0.68 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.585 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.532 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.486 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.408 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.364 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.348 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 34 Burkina Faso 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 36 Yugoslav SFR 0.35 ha/cap compare
- 37 Dominica 0.34 ha/cap compare
- 39 Belize 0.33 ha/cap compare
- 39 Togo 0.33 ha/cap 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 — Share in Agricultural land 46.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Spain?
- Cropland — area per capita in Spain was 0.34 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.