Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Spain
Spain: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0103 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0103 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
92nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0163 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0103 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Spain stood at 0.0103 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0163 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Spain 92nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0103 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0103 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 89 Senegal 0.0107 Square kilometres per person compare
- 90 Honduras 0.0105 Square kilometres per person compare
- 91 Kenya 0.0105 Square kilometres per person compare
- 93 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0102 Square kilometres per person compare
- 94 Cambodia 0.0101 Square kilometres per person compare
- 95 Costa Rica 0.01 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 — land area, per capita in Spain?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Spain was 0.0103 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Spain ranks 92nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.