Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Spain

Arable land per capita in Spain in 2023 — 0.2378 ha/person. Ranked 44 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 55%.

2023 0.2378 ha/person −2.81% vs 2022
World rank 44of 206
Period maximum 0.5285 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2378 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Spain, 1961–20230.20.30.40.50.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.5285 ha/person1963: 0.5178 ha/person1965: 0.4997 ha/person1967: 0.4816 ha/person1969: 0.4809 ha/person1971: 0.4774 ha/person1973: 0.4588 ha/person1975: 0.4424 ha/person1977: 0.4281 ha/person1979: 0.4189 ha/person1981: 0.4123 ha/person1983: 0.4085 ha/person1985: 0.4046 ha/person1987: 0.4028 ha/person1989: 0.3995 ha/person1991: 0.3916 ha/person1993: 0.3806 ha/person1995: 0.3536 ha/person1997: 0.3566 ha/person1999: 0.3334 ha/person2001: 0.3198 ha/person2003: 0.3086 ha/person2005: 0.2958 ha/person2007: 0.2783 ha/person2009: 0.2695 ha/person2011: 0.2659 ha/person2013: 0.2614 ha/person2015: 0.2645 ha/person2017: 0.2631 ha/person2019: 0.2507 ha/person2021: 0.2434 ha/person2023: 0.2378 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2907 (−55.01%) Average annual rate: -1.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Spain 0.2378 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Southern Europe computed 0.1765 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2378 −0.0069 −2.81%
2022 0.2446 +0.0012 +0.49%
2021 0.2434 −0.0023 −0.94%
2020 0.2458 −0.0049 −1.97%
2019 0.2507 −0.0033 −1.32%
2018 0.254 −0.0091 −3.45%
2017 0.2631 −0.0024 −0.92%
2016 0.2656 +0.0011 +0.4%
2015 0.2645 +0.0002 +0.08%
2014 0.2643 +0.0029 +1.11%
2013 0.2614 −0.0074 −2.74%
2012 0.2687 +0.0028 +1.07%
2011 0.2659 −0.0031 −1.14%
2010 0.269 −0.0006 −0.21%
2009 0.2695 −0.0022 −0.81%
2008 0.2717 −0.0065 −2.35%
2007 0.2783 −0.0082 −2.87%
2006 0.2865 −0.0093 −3.15%
2005 0.2958 −0.0076 −2.52%
2004 0.3035 −0.0051 −1.65%
2003 0.3086 −0.003 −0.97%
2002 0.3116 −0.0082 −2.57%
2001 0.3198 −0.0105 −3.18%
2000 0.3303 −0.003 −0.91%
1999 0.3334 −0.0068 −2.01%
1998 0.3402 −0.0164 −4.6%
1997 0.3566 −0.0056 −1.56%
1996 0.3622 +0.0087 +2.46%
1995 0.3536 −0.0208 −5.56%
1994 0.3744 −0.0063 −1.64%
1993 0.3806 −0.0076 −1.95%
1992 0.3882 −0.0034 −0.86%
1991 0.3916 −0.003 −0.76%
1990 0.3945 −0.005 −1.24%
1989 0.3995 −0.0023 −0.57%
1988 0.4018 −0.001 −0.26%
1987 0.4028 −0.0006 −0.14%
1986 0.4034 −0.0012 −0.29%
1985 0.4046 −0.0037 −0.92%
1984 0.4083 −0.0002 −0.04%
1983 0.4085 −0.0013 −0.31%
1982 0.4098 −0.0026 −0.62%
1981 0.4123 −0.0026 −0.64%
1980 0.415 −0.0039 −0.93%
1979 0.4189 −0.0054 −1.27%
1978 0.4243 −0.0038 −0.89%
1977 0.4281 −0.0052 −1.19%
1976 0.4333 −0.0092 −2.08%
1975 0.4424 −0.0076 −1.68%
1974 0.45 −0.0088 −1.92%
1973 0.4588 −0.0119 −2.52%
1972 0.4707 −0.0067 −1.41%
1971 0.4774 +0.0134 +2.89%
1970 0.464 −0.0169 −3.52%
1969 0.4809 +0.007 +1.48%
1968 0.4739 −0.0077 −1.6%
1967 0.4816 +0.0012 +0.25%
1966 0.4804 −0.0192 −3.85%
1965 0.4997 −0.004 −0.79%
1964 0.5036 −0.0142 −2.74%
1963 0.5178 −0.0075 −1.43%
1962 0.5253 −0.0032 −0.61%
1961 0.5285

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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