Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Spain stood at 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Spain 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, 13.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 23 Saint Lucia 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guatemala 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Haiti 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Portugal 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Nigeria 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.