Forest area as share of land area in Spain
Spain: Forest area as share of land area was 38.29 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
38.29
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
88th
of 216 countries
All-time high
38.29
in 2025
All-time low
27.83
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 38.29 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Spain peaked at 38.29 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.83, in 1990.
Spain ranks 88th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7 | 27.83 | 33.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.53 | 34.21 | 36.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.33 | 37.15 | 37.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.14 | 37.99 | 38.29 | 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 forest area as share of land area in Spain?
- Forest area as share of land area in Spain was 38.29 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 38.29 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.83 in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Spain ranks 88th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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