Land use hidden — Forest in Spain
Spain: Land use hidden — Forest was 185,850 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Spain stood at 185,850 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Spain peaked at 185,850 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 139,047 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Spain ranks 32nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Spain, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 139,047 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 142,236 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 145,425 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 148,614 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 151,804 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 154,993 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 158,182 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 161,372 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 164,561 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 167,750 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 170,939 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 172,391 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 173,842 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 175,294 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 176,745 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 178,196 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 179,648 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 181,099 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 182,551 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 184,002 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 185,453 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 185,465 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 185,477 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 185,488 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 185,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 185,512 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 185,552 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 185,593 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 185,636 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 185,679 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 185,722 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 185,765 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 185,808 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 185,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 185,850 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 58.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Spain's 185,850 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,879 Square kilometres, 8.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153,398 Square kilometres | 139,047 Square kilometres | 167,750 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,471 Square kilometres | 170,939 Square kilometres | 184,002 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,536 Square kilometres | 185,453 Square kilometres | 185,679 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 185,786 Square kilometres | 185,722 Square kilometres | 185,850 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 — forest in Spain?
- Land use hidden — forest in Spain was 185,850 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 185,850 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,047 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata