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 77th of 259 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.
Other land — Area in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,567 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,349 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 5,122 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 5,050 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 4,581 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 4,726 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,987 1000 ha | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 3,748 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 3,530 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 3,391 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 3,040 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 3,091 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3,097 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,232 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 3,164 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2,915 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 3,308 1000 ha | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 3,782 1000 ha | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 3,466 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 3,477 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,890 1000 ha | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 4,406 1000 ha | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 4,509 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4,716 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 4,869 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4,814 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5,034 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4,921 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4,958 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4,850 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,831 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,733 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4,266 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 6,125 1000 ha | +43.6% |
| 2024 | 6,232 1000 ha | +1.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 6,232 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 7.7× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Spain's 6,232 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,810 1000 ha, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +43.6% | 4,266 1000 ha | 6,125 1000 ha |
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
- 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 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 77th out of 259 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.