What is land area in Spain?

Land area in Spain was 499,697 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 500,210 sq. km in 2012.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 498,520 sq. km in 2001.

How does Spain rank for land area?

Spain ranks 51st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Spain

Name: Land area in Spain
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Spain: Land area was 499,697 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

499,697 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

51st

of 216 countries

All-time high

500,210 sq. km

in 2012

All-time low

498,520 sq. km

in 2001

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Spain, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Spain is 499,697 sq. km, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Spain peaked at 500,210 sq. km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 498,520 sq. km, in 2001.

That places Spain 51st out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	499,780 sq. km	499,780 sq. km	499,780 sq. km	9
1970s	499,668 sq. km	499,530 sq. km	499,780 sq. km	10
1980s	499,446 sq. km	499,430 sq. km	499,470 sq. km	10
1990s	499,440 sq. km	499,440 sq. km	499,440 sq. km	10
2000s	498,959 sq. km	498,520 sq. km	499,210 sq. km	10
2010s	499,846 sq. km	499,547 sq. km	500,210 sq. km	10
2020s	499,675 sq. km	499,557 sq. km	499,733 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Spain

48 France 538,950 sq. km compare
49 Yemen 527,970 sq. km compare
50 Thailand 510,890 sq. km compare
52 Cameroon 472,710 sq. km compare
53 Turkmenistan 469,930 sq. km compare
54 Papua New Guinea 452,860 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Spain?: Land area in Spain was 499,697 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 500,210 sq. km in 2012.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 498,520 sq. km in 2001.
How does Spain rank for land area?: Spain ranks 51st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.