Forest land — Area in Spain
Spain: Forest land — Area was 19,133 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Spain is 19,133 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Spain peaked at 19,133 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,905 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Spain 41st out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,905 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,224 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 14,542 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 14,861 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 15,180 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 15,499 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 15,818 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 16,137 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 16,456 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 16,775 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 17,094 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 17,241 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 17,388 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17,536 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 17,683 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 17,830 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 17,977 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 18,124 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 18,272 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 18,419 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18,566 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 18,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18,570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18,572 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18,574 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18,575 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18,657 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18,738 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18,819 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18,901 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18,982 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 19,012 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 19,042 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19,072 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19,103 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 19,133 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 19,133 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 33.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Spain's 19,133 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 8.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,340 1000 ha | 13,905 1000 ha | 16,775 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,756 1000 ha | 17,094 1000 ha | 18,419 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,654 1000 ha | 18,566 1000 ha | 18,901 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,057 1000 ha | 18,982 1000 ha | 19,133 1000 ha | 6 |
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 forest land — area in Spain?
- Forest land — area in Spain was 19,133 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 19,133 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,905 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for forest land — area?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — 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.