Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Spain
Spain: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 19.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Spain stood at 19.78 %.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Spain peaked at 25.01 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.48 %, in 2016.
That places Spain 90th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.01 % | — |
| 1962 | 24.81 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 24.61 % | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 24.41 % | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 24.21 % | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 24.01 % | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 23.81 % | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 23.61 % | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 23.41 % | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 23.21 % | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 23.01 % | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 22.81 % | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 22.61 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 22.4 % | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 22.19 % | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 21.73 % | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 21.99 % | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 21.82 % | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 21.67 % | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 21.5 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 21.46 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 21.43 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 20.59 % | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 20.25 % | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 20.62 % | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 20.4 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 20.44 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 20.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20.78 % | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 20.62 % | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 20.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 20.69 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 21.4 % | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 21.96 % | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 22.01 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 22.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.91 % | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 22.93 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 22.97 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 23.02 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 23.11 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.38 % | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.26 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.68 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 22.12 % | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 21.25 % | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 21.79 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.57 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.65 % | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 20.05 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 18.8 % | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 19.19 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.77 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.79 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.48 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.64 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.84 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.01 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.25 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.78 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 19.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.78 % | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 19.78 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 2.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Spain's 19.78 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.21 % | 23.41 % | 25.01 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.34 % | 21.67 % | 23.21 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.79 % | 20.25 % | 21.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.59 % | 20.59 % | 22.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.32 % | 21.25 % | 23.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.11 % | 18.48 % | 20.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.52 % | 19.01 % | 19.78 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 87 Costa Rica 20.67 % compare
- 88 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 20.54 % compare
- 89 Tajikistan 20.44 % compare
- 91 Malawi 19.62 % compare
- 92 France 19.38 % compare
- 93 Belgium-Luxembourg 19.13 % 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)
- 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Spain?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Spain was 19.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 25.01 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.48 % in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Spain ranks 90th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.