Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Spain
Spain: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0105 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0105 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
94th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0165 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0105 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.0105 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0165 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Spain 94th 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 — Total area, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0105 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0105 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0119 Square kilometres per person, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 91 Senegal 0.0109 Square kilometres per person compare
- 92 Kenya 0.0107 Square kilometres per person compare
- 93 Honduras 0.0106 Square kilometres per person compare
- 95 Cambodia 0.0104 Square kilometres per person compare
- 96 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0102 Square kilometres per person compare
- 97 Armenia 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 — total area, per capita in Spain?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Spain was 0.0105 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0165 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Spain ranks 94th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.