Breakdown of habitable land area in Spain

Spain: Breakdown of habitable land area was 216,820 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
216,820 hectares
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
63rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
220,450 hectares
in 2018
All-time low
213,690 hectares
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Spain, 2015–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2015201720192015: 216.0k hectares2016: 219.7k hectares2017: 213.7k hectares2018: 220.4k hectares2019: 216.8k hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Spain stood at 216,820 hectares.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over five years.

Spain ranks 63rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 60 France 265,500 hectares compare
  2. 61 Italy 260,020 hectares compare
  3. 62 United Kingdom 237,030 hectares compare
  4. 64 Iceland 207,880 hectares compare
  5. 65 Estonia 205,820 hectares compare
  6. 66 Cuba 202,970 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More reference data data for Spain

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Spain?
Breakdown of habitable land area in Spain was 216,820 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 220,450 hectares in 2018.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 213,690 hectares in 2017.
How does Spain rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
Spain ranks 63rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.