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

Latest (2024)
19.78 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 220 countries
All-time high
25.01 %
in 1961
All-time low
18.48 %
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Spain, 1961–2024

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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 84th out of 220 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 81 Costa Rica 20.67 % compare
  2. 82 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 20.54 % compare
  3. 83 Tajikistan 20.44 % compare
  4. 85 Malawi 19.62 % compare
  5. 86 France 19.38 % compare
  6. 87 Belgium-Luxembourg 19.13 % compare

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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 84th out of 220 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.