Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Spain
Spain: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 40.13 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Spain is 40.13 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Spain peaked at 40.13 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.03 %, in 1984.
That places Spain 130th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37 % | 35.97 % | 37.62 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.93 % | 34.45 % | 36.12 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.69 % | 33.03 % | 34.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.83 % | 33.8 % | 38.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.55 % | 37.88 % | 39.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.86 % | 34.9 % | 37.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.02 % | 36.32 % | 40.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 127 Belgium-Luxembourg 41.29 % compare
- 128 Ghana 41.14 % compare
- 129 Isle of Man 40.7 % compare
- 131 Albania 39.87 % compare
- 132 Argentina 39.44 % compare
- 133 San Marino 39.41 % compare
More environment data for Spain
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 4.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 166,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 130,048 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.80 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.02 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.10 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Spain?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Spain was 40.13 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 40.13 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.03 % in 1984.
- How does Spain rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Spain ranks 130th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural 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.