Cropland per person over the long term in Spain
Spain: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.3363 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland per person over the long term in Spain, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Spain stood at 0.3363. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Spain peaked at 1.22 in 1200 and was at its lowest, 0.3363, in 2025.
Spain ranks 37th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.6551 | 0.6551 | 0.6551 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.8381 | 0.8381 | 0.8381 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.9119 | 0.9119 | 0.9119 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.9115 | 0.9115 | 0.9115 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.9111 | 0.9111 | 0.9111 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.9107 | 0.9107 | 0.9107 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.9103 | 0.9103 | 0.9103 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.9098 | 0.9098 | 0.9098 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.9094 | 0.9094 | 0.9094 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.9089 | 0.9089 | 0.9089 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.9084 | 0.9084 | 0.9084 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.9079 | 0.9079 | 0.9079 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9073 | 0.9073 | 0.9073 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.9428 | 0.9428 | 0.9428 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.8802 | 0.8802 | 0.8802 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.9541 | 0.9541 | 0.9541 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.9524 | 0.9524 | 0.9524 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.8962 | 0.8962 | 0.8962 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.8801 | 0.8801 | 0.8801 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.8583 | 0.8583 | 0.8583 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.8347 | 0.8347 | 0.8347 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.8676 | 0.8676 | 0.8676 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.8466 | 0.8466 | 0.8466 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.8503 | 0.8503 | 0.8503 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.8261 | 0.8261 | 0.8261 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.8044 | 0.8044 | 0.8044 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.717 | 0.6954 | 0.7396 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6438 | 0.612 | 0.6799 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5853 | 0.5527 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5343 | 0.5237 | 0.5467 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.49 | 0.4569 | 0.5187 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4137 | 0.378 | 0.4543 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3614 | 0.3456 | 0.3762 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3393 | 0.3363 | 0.342 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture share gdp 2.68 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.68 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.79 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Spain?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Spain was 0.3363 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 1200.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3363 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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