Land area — Area, annual growth rate in Spain
Spain: Land area — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0022 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area — Area, annual growth rate in Spain, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Spain recorded -0.0022 % change on previous year for land area — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and up 66.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, annual growth rate in Spain peaked at 0.2707 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.1098 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Spain 239th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area — Area, annual growth rate in Spain, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | -0.006 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -0.024 % change on previous year | +300.0% |
| 1976 | -0.012 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1977 | -0.006 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1978 | -0.002 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1979 | 0.002 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1980 | -0.014 % change on previous year | -800.0% |
| 1981 | -0.002 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1983 | -0.006 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0.002 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | -0.0881 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | -0.0962 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1043 % change on previous year | -208.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0341 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2004 | -0.006 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 2005 | -0.018 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 2006 | -0.022 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0261 % change on previous year | -218.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0621 % change on previous year | -338.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0281 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2707 % change on previous year | -1064.6% |
| 2011 | -0.026 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 2012 | 0.066 % change on previous year | -353.9% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | -0.1098 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | -0.0194 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 2017 | -0.0034 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 % change on previous year | -429.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0066 % change on previous year | -158.9% |
| 2020 | -0.0026 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0352 % change on previous year | -1453.9% |
| 2022 | -0.0038 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0034 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2024 | -0.0022 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area — Area, annual growth rate in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1453.9% | -0.0026 % change on previous year | 0.0352 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.0048 % change on previous year | -0.024 % change on previous year | 0.002 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.002 % change on previous year | -0.014 % change on previous year | 0.002 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0156 % change on previous year | -0.0962 % change on previous year | 0.1043 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0183 % change on previous year | -0.1098 % change on previous year | 0.2707 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 % change on previous year | -0.0038 % change on previous year | 0.0352 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 359,317 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 17.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, annual growth rate in Spain?
- Land area — area, annual growth rate in Spain was -0.0022 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2707 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest land area — area, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1098 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for land area — area, annual growth rate?
- Spain ranks 239th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.