Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Spain

Agricultural land in Spain in 2023 — 247,727 km². Ranked 45 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 25.5%.

2023 247,727 km² −7.09% vs 2022
World rank 45of 209
Period maximum 332,320 km²1962
Period minimum 247,727 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Spain, 1961–2023225,000250,000275,000300,000325,000350,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 332,300 km²1963: 331,370 km²1965: 326,940 km²1967: 323,820 km²1969: 325,270 km²1971: 326,840 km²1973: 322,800 km²1975: 319,210 km²1977: 315,900 km²1979: 313,550 km²1981: 312,060 km²1983: 307,910 km²1985: 307,120 km²1987: 306,010 km²1989: 307,010 km²1991: 303,710 km²1993: 300,330 km²1995: 297,190 km²1997: 300,590 km²1999: 297,780 km²2001: 295,200 km²2003: 291,530 km²2005: 291,640 km²2007: 280,040 km²2009: 279,700 km²2011: 270,140 km²2013: 267,332 km²2015: 265,765 km²2017: 262,955 km²2019: 262,067 km²2021: 262,284 km²2023: 247,727 km²
Change over the period: −84,573 (−25.45%) Average annual rate: -0.47 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 247,727 km²
World 47.92M km²
Southern Europe computed 563,969 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 247,727 −18,907 −7.09%
2022 266,634 +4,349 +1.66%
2021 262,284 +858 +0.33%
2020 261,426 −641 −0.24%
2019 262,067 +234 +0.09%
2018 261,833 −1,122 −0.43%
2017 262,955 +298 +0.11%
2016 262,657 −3,108 −1.17%
2015 265,765 −15 −0.01%
2014 265,780 −1,552 −0.58%
2013 267,332 −2,088 −0.77%
2012 269,420 −720 −0.27%
2011 270,140 −5,310 −1.93%
2010 275,450 −4,250 −1.52%
2009 279,700 −1,720 −0.61%
2008 281,420 +1,380 +0.49%
2007 280,040 −6,090 −2.13%
2006 286,130 −5,510 −1.89%
2005 291,640 +930 +0.32%
2004 290,710 −820 −0.28%
2003 291,530 −2,660 −0.9%
2002 294,190 −1,010 −0.34%
2001 295,200 −2,460 −0.83%
2000 297,660 −120 −0.04%
1999 297,780 −1,800 −0.6%
1998 299,580 −1,010 −0.34%
1997 300,590 −800 −0.27%
1996 301,390 +4,200 +1.41%
1995 297,190 −4,640 −1.54%
1994 301,830 +1,500 +0.5%
1993 300,330 −2,460 −0.81%
1992 302,790 −920 −0.3%
1991 303,710 −1,010 −0.33%
1990 304,720 −2,290 −0.75%
1989 307,010 +1,230 +0.4%
1988 305,780 −230 −0.08%
1987 306,010 −90 −0.03%
1986 306,100 −1,020 −0.33%
1985 307,120 +840 +0.27%
1984 306,280 −1,630 −0.53%
1983 307,910 −4,000 −1.28%
1982 311,910 −150 −0.05%
1981 312,060 −320 −0.1%
1980 312,380 −1,170 −0.37%
1979 313,550 −1,230 −0.39%
1978 314,780 −1,120 −0.35%
1977 315,900 +740 +0.23%
1976 315,160 −4,050 −1.27%
1975 319,210 −1,570 −0.49%
1974 320,780 −2,020 −0.63%
1973 322,800 −2,880 −0.88%
1972 325,680 −1,160 −0.35%
1971 326,840 +5,650 +1.76%
1970 321,190 −4,080 −1.25%
1969 325,270 +3,680 +1.14%
1968 321,590 −2,230 −0.69%
1967 323,820 +2,260 +0.7%
1966 321,560 −5,380 −1.65%
1965 326,940 −590 −0.18%
1964 327,530 −3,840 −1.16%
1963 331,370 −950 −0.29%
1962 332,320 +20 +0.01%
1961 332,300

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.