Land area — Area, per capita in Spain
Spain: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Spain is 0.001 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Spain 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Spain?
- Land area — area, per capita in Spain was 0.001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Spain ranks 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.