FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Spain
Spain: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.3434 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.3434 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.6744 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3434 hectares per person, in 2023.
Spain ranks 32nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6744 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6715 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6658 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6502 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6445 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6243 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6267 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6148 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6228 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6068 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.619 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6117 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5996 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5904 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5826 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5717 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5643 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5582 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.552 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5468 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5426 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5393 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5373 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5351 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5307 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5292 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5271 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5254 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5234 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.519 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5155 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5094 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4994 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.493 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4721 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4799 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4758 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4603 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4538 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4512 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4417 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4317 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4262 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4184 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4088 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3959 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3846 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3759 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3713 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3697 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3635 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.375 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3676 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3699 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3703 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3666 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3647 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3585 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3557 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3515 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3501 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3511 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3434 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.3434 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0943 hectares per person, 3.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.3434 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2362 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6439 hectares per person | 0.6148 hectares per person | 0.6744 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5856 hectares per person | 0.552 hectares per person | 0.619 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5337 hectares per person | 0.5234 hectares per person | 0.5468 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4878 hectares per person | 0.4538 hectares per person | 0.519 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4106 hectares per person | 0.3713 hectares per person | 0.4512 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3662 hectares per person | 0.3557 hectares per person | 0.375 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.349 hectares per person | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.3515 hectares per person | 4 |
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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Spain?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Spain was 0.3434 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6744 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3434 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.