Environment in Spain

4,358 indicators covering environment for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 1.04 million t 2023 up 4.9% 15th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 62.82 kg/ha 2023 up 8.2% 57th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 169,311 t 2023 up 16.1% 8th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 10.2 kg/ha 2023 up 19.8% 45th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 505,614 t 2023 up 18.8% 6th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 30.45 kg/ha 2023 up 22.6% 49th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 26.83 % 2023 down 33.0% 159th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 39.13 % 2023 down 30.7% 144th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 31.25 % 2023 down 28.6% 152nd
Arable land use per person 0.2378 hectares per person 2023 down 9.0% 44th
Forest area 19.13 million hectares 2025 up 3.0% 34th
Share of global forest area 0.5% 2025 up 4.0% 34th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.93 2023 down 1,095.8% 181st
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 28.4% 40th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0831 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 92.2% 51st
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0784 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 69.4% 47th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 24.3% 31st
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.6% 25th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.9% 21st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.1% 85th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.3% 85th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.2% 91st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.7% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.7% 98th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.5% 15th
Plywood and LVL — Production 336,934 m3 2024 up 18.8% 25th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 12.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 358.0% 57th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 13.7% 99th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.3% 99th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0369 1000 USD per person 2024 up 11.2% 21st
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0369 t per person 2024 up 9.3% 20th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1364 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 44.8% 39th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1408 t per square kilometre 2023 down 55.4% 42nd
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 3.1% 67th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 1.61 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 32.5% 48th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 32.7% 49th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.7% 64th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 187.1% 16th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 25.47 % change on previous year 2024 up 114.0% 48th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 17,500 t 2024 up 16.9% 21st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 25,421 1000 USD 2024 up 56.2% 18th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 6.21 % change on previous year 2024 up 265.5% 63rd
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0591 m3 per person 2024 up 13.5% 125th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.0756 m3 per person 2024 down 5.3% 122nd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.184 m3 per person 2024 down 8.3% 102nd
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.3856 m3 per person 2024 up 9.3% 89th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year 2024 up 219.7% 69th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1.19 million t 2024 up 27.0% 11th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 895,350 1000 USD 2024 up 44.0% 11th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.4606 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 3.2% 32nd
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 4.46 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 13.7% 27th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.7% 21st
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.0% 23rd
Recovered paper — Import quantity 1.55 million t 2024 up 3.3% 14th
Recovered paper — Import value 219,365 1000 USD 2024 down 7.0% 14th
Annual change in forest area 30,144 hectares 2025 up 1,545.4% 16th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.2% 2025 up 1,497.4% 46th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.2% 2025 up 1,497.4% 45th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 30,144 hectares 2025 up 1,545.4% 16th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0035 t per person 2024 up 87.5% 21st