Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Spain
Spain: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 159,915 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Spain recorded 159,915 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Spain peaked at 159,915 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 119,595 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Spain ranks 32nd of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Spain, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 119,595 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 122,338 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 125,081 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 127,824 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 130,567 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 133,310 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 136,053 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 138,796 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 141,540 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 144,283 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 147,026 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 148,272 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 149,518 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 150,765 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 152,011 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 153,257 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 154,504 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 155,750 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 156,996 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 158,242 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 159,488 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 159,454 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 159,420 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 159,385 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 159,351 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 159,316 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 159,715 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 159,727 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 159,758 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 159,789 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 159,821 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 159,852 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 159,883 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 159,915 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 159,915 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,508 Square kilometres, 63.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 159,915 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,242 Square kilometres, 14.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131,939 Square kilometres | 119,595 Square kilometres | 144,283 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,634 Square kilometres | 147,026 Square kilometres | 158,242 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,540 Square kilometres | 159,316 Square kilometres | 159,789 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,868 Square kilometres | 159,821 Square kilometres | 159,915 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Spain?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Spain was 159,915 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 159,915 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,595 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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