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Surface area — Spain

Surface area in Spain in 2023 — 505,976 km². Ranked 53 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0%.

2023 505,976 km² −0% vs 2022
World rank 53of 215
Period maximum 505,990 km²1961
Period minimum 505,000 km²2000

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Spain, 1961–2023505,000505,250505,500505,750506,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 505,990 km²1963: 505,990 km²1965: 505,990 km²1967: 505,990 km²1969: 505,990 km²1971: 505,990 km²1973: 505,990 km²1975: 505,990 km²1977: 505,990 km²1979: 505,990 km²1981: 505,990 km²1983: 505,990 km²1985: 505,990 km²1987: 505,990 km²1989: 505,990 km²1991: 505,990 km²1993: 505,990 km²1995: 505,990 km²1997: 505,990 km²1999: 505,990 km²2001: 505,020 km²2003: 505,370 km²2005: 505,370 km²2007: 505,370 km²2009: 505,370 km²2011: 505,600 km²2013: 505,940 km²2015: 505,924 km²2017: 505,935 km²2019: 505,953 km²2021: 505,965 km²2023: 505,976 km²
Change over the period: −14 (−0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Spain 505,976 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Southern Europe computed 1.35M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 505,976 −2 −0%
2022 505,978 +14 +0%
2021 505,965 −5 −0%
2020 505,970 +17 +0%
2019 505,953 −4 −0%
2018 505,957 +22 +0%
2017 505,935 +0 +0%
2016 505,935 +11 +0%
2015 505,924 −16 −0%
2014 505,940 +0 +0%
2013 505,940 +0 +0%
2012 505,940 +340 +0.07%
2011 505,600 +0 +0%
2010 505,600 +230 +0.05%
2009 505,370 +0 +0%
2008 505,370 +0 +0%
2007 505,370 +0 +0%
2006 505,370 +0 +0%
2005 505,370 +0 +0%
2004 505,370 +0 +0%
2003 505,370 +50 +0.01%
2002 505,320 +300 +0.06%
2001 505,020 +20 +0%
2000 505,000 −990 −0.2%
1999 505,990 +0 +0%
1998 505,990 +0 +0%
1997 505,990 +0 +0%
1996 505,990 +0 +0%
1995 505,990 +0 +0%
1994 505,990 +0 +0%
1993 505,990 +0 +0%
1992 505,990 +0 +0%
1991 505,990 +0 +0%
1990 505,990 +0 +0%
1989 505,990 +0 +0%
1988 505,990 +0 +0%
1987 505,990 +0 +0%
1986 505,990 +0 +0%
1985 505,990 +0 +0%
1984 505,990 +0 +0%
1983 505,990 +0 +0%
1982 505,990 +0 +0%
1981 505,990 +0 +0%
1980 505,990 +0 +0%
1979 505,990 +0 +0%
1978 505,990 +0 +0%
1977 505,990 +0 +0%
1976 505,990 +0 +0%
1975 505,990 +0 +0%
1974 505,990 +0 +0%
1973 505,990 +0 +0%
1972 505,990 +0 +0%
1971 505,990 +0 +0%
1970 505,990 +0 +0%
1969 505,990 +0 +0%
1968 505,990 +0 +0%
1967 505,990 +0 +0%
1966 505,990 +0 +0%
1965 505,990 +0 +0%
1964 505,990 +0 +0%
1963 505,990 +0 +0%
1962 505,990 +0 +0%
1961 505,990 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ES Spain 505,976 IT Italy 302,070 GR Greece 131,960 PT Portugal 92,230 HR Croatia 88,070 RS Serbia 84,990 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,210 AL Albania 28,750 MK North Macedonia 25,710 SI Slovenia 20,480 ME Montenegro 13,888 AD Andorra 470 MT Malta 320 MC Monaco 75 SM San Marino 60 GI Gibraltar 10
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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