Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Spain
Spain: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 85.27 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 85.27 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Spain peaked at 86.02 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 85.24 %, in 2020.
Spain ranks 162nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.01 % | — |
| 1991 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.99 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.97 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.94 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.76 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.63 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 85.27 % | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 85.27 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 91% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 85.27 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.01 % | 86.01 % | 86.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.01 % | 86.01 % | 86.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8 % | 85.37 % | 86.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.25 % | 85.24 % | 85.27 % | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Spain?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Spain was 85.27 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.02 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.24 % in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Spain ranks 162nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.