Share global forest in Spain
Spain: Share global forest was 0.4621 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share global forest in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Spain is 0.4621, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Spain peaked at 0.4621 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3201, in 1990.
That places Spain 34th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3201 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3283 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3365 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3447 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.353 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3613 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3696 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.378 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3865 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.395 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4035 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4073 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4111 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.415 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4188 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4226 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4265 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4303 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4342 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4381 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4419 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4424 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4429 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4433 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4438 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4442 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4465 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4488 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4511 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4534 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4557 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.457 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4583 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4596 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4608 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4621 | +0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.4621 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 43.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.4621 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 9.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3573 | 0.3201 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4207 | 0.4035 | 0.4381 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4458 | 0.4419 | 0.4534 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4589 | 0.4557 | 0.4621 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2053 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 20.05 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Spain?
- Share global forest in Spain was 0.4621 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4621 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3201 in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for share global forest?
- Spain ranks 34th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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