Other land — Area in Spain
Spain: Other land — Area was 6,232 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Spain, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Spain
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 629.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 40.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,886 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 20.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,096 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
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
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.