Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
37th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1971
All-time low
0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Spain ranks 37th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0399 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 34 Bulgaria 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 France 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Czechia 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ghana 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Italy 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Tunisia 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.