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 33rd out of 242 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.
Temporary crops — Area in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,519 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 8,750 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 8,575 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 8,576 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,345 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 7,827 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 7,659 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8,163 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 7,765 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 7,677 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7,639 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7,849 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 7,971 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 8,088 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8,122 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7,918 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7,895 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7,768 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 7,667 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7,752 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7,638 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 7,773 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 7,461 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 7,413 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7,413 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 54.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7,413 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,139 1000 ha, 6.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 33rd out of 242 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.