Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Spain
Spain: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3471 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
0.3471
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
90th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1962
All-time low
0.3051
in 2013
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Spain stood at 0.3471.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Spain peaked at 1.02 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.3051, in 2013.
Spain ranks 90th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.858 | -16.1% |
| 1964 | 0.965 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9457 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8478 | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9379 | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8666 | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9232 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8572 | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8717 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7846 | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6985 | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6983 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6945 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7199 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7843 | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6501 | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6163 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6034 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7028 | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6034 | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7012 | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5648 | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5874 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.598 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5165 | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6026 | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5447 | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5136 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5562 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5353 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5653 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6022 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6659 | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4736 | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4235 | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4443 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.443 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3939 | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3881 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3909 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3462 | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3749 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4292 | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3701 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3714 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3762 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3707 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3589 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3445 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4316 | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3051 | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3625 | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.346 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3247 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3471 | +6.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.3471 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.3471 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 64% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9296 | 0.8478 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7375 | 0.6163 | 0.8717 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6025 | 0.5165 | 0.7028 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5223 | 0.4235 | 0.6659 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3812 | 0.3462 | 0.4292 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3526 | 0.3051 | 0.4316 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Spain?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Spain was 0.3471 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3051 in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Spain ranks 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).