Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Spain
Spain: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0034 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0034 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
26th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0034 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Spain is 0.0034 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Spain 26th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0034 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 4.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0034 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 23 Burkina Faso 0.0037 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 Mali 0.0036 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Dominica 0.0035 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Togo 0.0034 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Mongolia 0.0033 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Cuba 0.0032 Square kilometres per person compare
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 use hidden — cropland, per capita in Spain?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Spain was 0.0034 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.