Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Spain
Spain: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 32,317 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Spain recorded 32,317 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Spain peaked at 33,031 Square kilometres in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32,317 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Spain ranks 41st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Spain, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32,583 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 33,031 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 32,925 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 32,941 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32,557 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 32,317 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 32,317 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 464.19 Square kilometres, 69.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Spain's 32,317 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,291 Square kilometres, 5.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,807 Square kilometres | 32,583 Square kilometres | 33,031 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 32,933 Square kilometres | 32,925 Square kilometres | 32,941 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 32,437 Square kilometres | 32,317 Square kilometres | 32,557 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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 land cover and land cover change — grassland in Spain?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Spain was 32,317 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 33,031 Square kilometres in 2005.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,317 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation