Temporary crops — Area in Spain
Spain: Temporary crops — Area was 7,413 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Spain is 7,413 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Spain peaked at 8,750 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7,413 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Spain 29th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,242 1000 ha | 7,659 1000 ha | 8,750 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,859 1000 ha | 7,639 1000 ha | 8,122 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,607 1000 ha | 7,413 1000 ha | 7,773 1000 ha | 5 |
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 temporary crops — area in Spain?
- Temporary crops — area in Spain was 7,413 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 8,750 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,413 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for temporary crops — area?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Temporary crops — 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.