Cropland per person over the long-term in Spain
Spain: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.3363 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3363 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.22 hectares per person
in 1200
All-time low
0.3363 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Spain, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long-term in Spain stood at 0.3363 hectares per person. 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 hectares per person in 1200 and was at its lowest, 0.3363 hectares per person, 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.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Spain, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 1.09 hectares per person | +8.8% |
| 1200 | 1.22 hectares per person | +11.7% |
| 1300 | 0.6551 hectares per person | -46.2% |
| 1400 | 1.06 hectares per person | +61.1% |
| 1500 | 1.17 hectares per person | +10.5% |
| 1600 | 0.8381 hectares per person | -28.2% |
| 1700 | 1 hectares per person | +19.5% |
| 1710 | 0.9119 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 1720 | 0.9115 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.9111 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.9107 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.9103 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.9098 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.9094 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1780 | 0.9089 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.9084 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.9079 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1810 | 0.9073 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1820 | 0.9428 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1830 | 0.8802 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1840 | 0.9541 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 1850 | 0.9524 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.8962 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1870 | 0.8801 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1880 | 0.8583 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 0.8347 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1900 | 0.8676 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1910 | 0.8466 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.8503 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.8261 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 0.8044 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.7396 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1951 | 0.7346 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.7295 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.7244 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.7192 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.7142 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.7093 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.7045 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.6999 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.6954 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.6799 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.6727 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.6684 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.661 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6446 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6388 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6185 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6221 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.612 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6196 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6038 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.617 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6103 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5988 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5902 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5829 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5724 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5654 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5593 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5527 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5467 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5436 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5407 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5385 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5358 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5306 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5296 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5277 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.526 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5237 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5187 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5151 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5101 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5013 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4958 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4756 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4834 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4792 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4636 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4569 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4543 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4411 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4307 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4266 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4198 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4112 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4001 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3912 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3838 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.378 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3737 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3666 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3762 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3654 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3645 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3624 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3571 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3541 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3477 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3456 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3413 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3396 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.342 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3389 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3376 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3363 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.3363 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.099 hectares per person, 3.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.3363 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2266 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 | +61.1% | 0.6551 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person |
| 1300 | -46.2% | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.6551 hectares per person |
| 1600 | -28.2% | 1.17 hectares per person | 0.8381 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.09 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.6551 hectares per person | 0.6551 hectares per person | 0.6551 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.06 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.8381 hectares per person | 0.8381 hectares per person | 0.8381 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.9119 hectares per person | 0.9119 hectares per person | 0.9119 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.9115 hectares per person | 0.9115 hectares per person | 0.9115 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.9111 hectares per person | 0.9111 hectares per person | 0.9111 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.9107 hectares per person | 0.9107 hectares per person | 0.9107 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.9103 hectares per person | 0.9103 hectares per person | 0.9103 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.9098 hectares per person | 0.9098 hectares per person | 0.9098 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.9094 hectares per person | 0.9094 hectares per person | 0.9094 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.9089 hectares per person | 0.9089 hectares per person | 0.9089 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.9084 hectares per person | 0.9084 hectares per person | 0.9084 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.9079 hectares per person | 0.9079 hectares per person | 0.9079 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9073 hectares per person | 0.9073 hectares per person | 0.9073 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.9428 hectares per person | 0.9428 hectares per person | 0.9428 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.8802 hectares per person | 0.8802 hectares per person | 0.8802 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.9541 hectares per person | 0.9541 hectares per person | 0.9541 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.9524 hectares per person | 0.9524 hectares per person | 0.9524 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.8962 hectares per person | 0.8962 hectares per person | 0.8962 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.8801 hectares per person | 0.8801 hectares per person | 0.8801 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.8583 hectares per person | 0.8583 hectares per person | 0.8583 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.8347 hectares per person | 0.8347 hectares per person | 0.8347 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.8676 hectares per person | 0.8676 hectares per person | 0.8676 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.8466 hectares per person | 0.8466 hectares per person | 0.8466 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.8503 hectares per person | 0.8503 hectares per person | 0.8503 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.8261 hectares per person | 0.8261 hectares per person | 0.8261 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.8044 hectares per person | 0.8044 hectares per person | 0.8044 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.717 hectares per person | 0.6954 hectares per person | 0.7396 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6438 hectares per person | 0.612 hectares per person | 0.6799 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5853 hectares per person | 0.5527 hectares per person | 0.617 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5343 hectares per person | 0.5237 hectares per person | 0.5467 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.49 hectares per person | 0.4569 hectares per person | 0.5187 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4137 hectares per person | 0.378 hectares per person | 0.4543 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3614 hectares per person | 0.3456 hectares per person | 0.3762 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3393 hectares per person | 0.3363 hectares per person | 0.342 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (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 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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 hectares per person in 1200.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3363 hectares per person 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.