Other land — Area in Spain

Spain: Other land — Area was 6,232 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,232 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
72nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
6,232 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
2,915 1000 ha
in 2005
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Spain, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 5.6k 1000 ha1991: 5.3k 1000 ha1992: 5.1k 1000 ha1993: 5.0k 1000 ha1994: 4.6k 1000 ha1995: 4.7k 1000 ha1996: 4.0k 1000 ha1997: 3.7k 1000 ha1998: 3.5k 1000 ha1999: 3.4k 1000 ha2000: 3.0k 1000 ha2001: 3.1k 1000 ha2002: 3.1k 1000 ha2003: 3.2k 1000 ha2004: 3.2k 1000 ha2005: 2.9k 1000 ha2006: 3.3k 1000 ha2007: 3.8k 1000 ha2008: 3.5k 1000 ha2009: 3.5k 1000 ha2010: 3.9k 1000 ha2011: 4.4k 1000 ha2012: 4.5k 1000 ha2013: 4.7k 1000 ha2014: 4.9k 1000 ha2015: 4.8k 1000 ha2016: 5.0k 1000 ha2017: 4.9k 1000 ha2018: 5.0k 1000 ha2019: 4.8k 1000 ha2020: 4.8k 1000 ha2021: 4.7k 1000 ha2022: 4.3k 1000 ha2023: 6.1k 1000 ha2024: 6.2k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Spain recorded 6,232 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other land — area in Spain peaked at 6,232 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,915 1000 ha, in 2005.

Spain ranks 72nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,505 1000 ha 3,391 1000 ha 5,567 1000 ha 10
2000s 3,257 1000 ha 2,915 1000 ha 3,782 1000 ha 10
2010s 4,697 1000 ha 3,890 1000 ha 5,034 1000 ha 10
2020s 5,237 1000 ha 4,266 1000 ha 6,232 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 69 Poland 6,395 1000 ha compare
  2. 70 United Arab Emirates 6,362 1000 ha compare
  3. 71 Zimbabwe 6,275 1000 ha compare
  4. 73 Ukraine 5,996 1000 ha compare
  5. 74 Malaysia 5,749 1000 ha compare
  6. 75 Finland 5,600 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other land — area in Spain?
Other land — area in Spain was 6,232 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other land — area recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 6,232 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 2,915 1000 ha in 2005.
How does Spain rank for other land — area?
Spain ranks 72nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is other land — area rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.