Arable land in Spain
Spain: Arable land was 0.2378 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Spain stood at 0.2378 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Spain peaked at 0.5285 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2378 hectares per person, in 2023.
Spain ranks 44th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4991 hectares per person | 0.4739 hectares per person | 0.5285 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4468 hectares per person | 0.4189 hectares per person | 0.4774 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.3995 hectares per person | 0.415 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3675 hectares per person | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.3945 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2976 hectares per person | 0.2695 hectares per person | 0.3303 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2627 hectares per person | 0.2507 hectares per person | 0.269 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2429 hectares per person | 0.2378 hectares per person | 0.2458 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,786 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 20.86 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Spain?
- Arable land in Spain was 0.2378 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5285 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2378 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for arable land?
- Spain ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.