Agricultural land use, per capita in Spain
Spain: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.5123 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.5123 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Spain peaked at 1.08 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5123 hectares per person, in 2023.
Spain ranks 82nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.06 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.04 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9961 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9908 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9712 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9727 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9499 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.955 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9411 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9226 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9068 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8927 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8721 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8652 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8539 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8431 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8332 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8265 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8211 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8066 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7991 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7983 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7933 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.791 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7888 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7907 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.784 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7794 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7733 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.763 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7632 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7481 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7556 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7504 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7448 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7373 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7337 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7226 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7101 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.691 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6773 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6681 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6445 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6192 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6124 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6033 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5914 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5779 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.576 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5736 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5721 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5725 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5654 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5646 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5597 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5562 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.552 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5528 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.558 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5123 hectares per person | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.9712 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9002 hectares per person | 0.8431 hectares per person | 0.955 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8049 hectares per person | 0.7888 hectares per person | 0.8332 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7599 hectares per person | 0.7373 hectares per person | 0.784 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6682 hectares per person | 0.6033 hectares per person | 0.7337 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5709 hectares per person | 0.5562 hectares per person | 0.5914 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5438 hectares per person | 0.5123 hectares per person | 0.558 hectares per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Spain?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Spain was 0.5123 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5123 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Spain ranks 82nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use 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)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.