Agricultural area per capita in Spain
Spain: Agricultural area per capita was 0.5171 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.5171 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Spain peaked at 1.08 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5171, in 2023.
That places Spain 87th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 | 0.9695 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9003 | 0.8422 | 0.9569 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8024 | 0.785 | 0.8322 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7539 | 0.7296 | 0.7796 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6631 | 0.5998 | 0.7257 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5676 | 0.5525 | 0.5881 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5431 | 0.5171 | 0.5575 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.68 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.68 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Spain?
- Agricultural area per capita in Spain was 0.5171 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5171 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Spain ranks 87th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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