Forest area in Spain
Spain: Forest area was 19.13 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Spain is 19.13 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Spain peaked at 19.13 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.90 million hectares, in 1990.
Spain ranks 34th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.34 million hectares | 13.90 million hectares | 16.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.76 million hectares | 17.09 million hectares | 18.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.65 million hectares | 18.57 million hectares | 18.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.06 million hectares | 18.98 million hectares | 19.13 million hectares | 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 in Spain?
- Forest area in Spain was 19.13 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 19.13 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.90 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for forest area?
- Spain ranks 34th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.