Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Spain
Spain: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.2053 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Spain stood at 0.2053 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.4104 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1987 hectares per person, in 2016.
That places Spain 81st out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4104 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4066 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3997 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.393 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.386 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3787 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3717 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3641 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3564 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3499 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.343 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.336 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3294 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.323 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3101 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3004 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3009 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2957 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2911 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2864 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2839 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2818 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2694 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2639 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2676 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2641 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.264 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2634 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2673 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.265 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2639 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2639 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2636 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2702 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2761 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2756 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2746 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2845 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2835 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2825 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2809 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2784 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2648 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2589 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2593 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2486 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2346 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2365 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.232 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2217 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2144 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.201 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.206 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2021 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2022 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1987 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1999 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2012 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2005 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2005 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2027 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2069 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2049 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2051 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2053 hectares per person | +0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.2053 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.08 hectares per person, 2.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.2053 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1739 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3816 hectares per person | 0.3499 hectares per person | 0.4104 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3146 hectares per person | 0.2911 hectares per person | 0.343 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2712 hectares per person | 0.2634 hectares per person | 0.2864 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2721 hectares per person | 0.2636 hectares per person | 0.2845 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2576 hectares per person | 0.232 hectares per person | 0.2825 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2048 hectares per person | 0.1987 hectares per person | 0.2217 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.2005 hectares per person | 0.2069 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 20.05 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Spain?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Spain was 0.2053 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4104 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1987 hectares per person in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Spain ranks 81st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.