Spain vs United Kingdom: Breakdown of habitable land area
Spain
216,820 hectares
in 2019
United Kingdom
237,030 hectares
in 2019
Spain rank
63rd
United Kingdom rank
62nd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 237,030 hectares against 216,820 hectares in Spain, a difference of 20,210 hectares.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 62nd of 235 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 237,030 hectares against 216,820 hectares in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 20,210 hectares, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Spain ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 62nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.