Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Spain
Spain: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 14.73 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 14.73 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Spain peaked at 14.76 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.99 %, in 1990.
Spain ranks 77th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.99 % | 13.99 % | 13.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.99 % | 13.99 % | 13.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2 % | 13.99 % | 14.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.75 % | 14.73 % | 14.76 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 629.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 40.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,886 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 20.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,096 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Spain?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Spain was 14.73 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 14.76 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.99 % in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Spain ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest 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.