Cropland extent over the long-term in Spain
Spain: Cropland extent over the long-term was 16.64 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.64 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
21.18 million hectares
in 1971
All-time low
4.01 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Spain, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term in Spain stood at 16.64 million hectares.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Spain peaked at 21.18 million hectares in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.01 million hectares, in 1000.
That places Spain 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Spain, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 4.01 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 4.91 million hectares | +22.4% |
| 1200 | 6.70 million hectares | +36.5% |
| 1300 | 4.91 million hectares | -26.6% |
| 1400 | 5.81 million hectares | +18.2% |
| 1500 | 7.58 million hectares | +30.6% |
| 1600 | 7.12 million hectares | -6.1% |
| 1700 | 8.01 million hectares | +12.5% |
| 1710 | 8.23 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1720 | 8.46 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1730 | 8.69 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1740 | 8.93 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1750 | 9.17 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1760 | 9.42 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1770 | 9.68 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1780 | 9.94 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1790 | 10.21 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1800 | 10.49 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1810 | 10.77 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1820 | 11.51 million hectares | +6.8% |
| 1830 | 11.48 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1840 | 12.42 million hectares | +8.2% |
| 1850 | 13.54 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 1860 | 14.04 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1870 | 14.53 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1880 | 14.92 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1890 | 15.19 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1900 | 16.13 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1910 | 16.87 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 1920 | 18.12 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1930 | 19.47 million hectares | +7.5% |
| 1940 | 20.82 million hectares | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 20.76 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 20.75 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 20.75 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 20.76 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 20.78 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 20.80 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 20.83 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 20.87 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 20.92 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 20.99 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 20.73 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 20.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 20.83 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 20.84 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20.55 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 20.59 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 20.16 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 20.48 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 20.36 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 20.83 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 20.52 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 21.18 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 21.17 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 20.98 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 20.89 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 20.83 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 20.66 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 20.60 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 20.58 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 20.53 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 20.50 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 20.49 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 20.49 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 20.51 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 20.51 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20.42 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.42 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20.39 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 20.37 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 20.32 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 20.17 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 20.09 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.95 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 19.66 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 19.50 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.75 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 19.14 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 19.06 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 18.52 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 18.33 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 18.30 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 18.04 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 17.89 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.98 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.96 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.84 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.58 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 17.40 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 17.27 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.22 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.22 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.99 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.54 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 17.13 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.19 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.19 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.03 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.99 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.77 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.76 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.65 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.61 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.78 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.67 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.66 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 16.64 million hectares | -0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 16.64 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 666,510 hectares, 25.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Spain's 16.64 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 10.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | +36.5% | 4.91 million hectares | 6.70 million hectares |
| 1500 | +30.6% | 5.81 million hectares | 7.58 million hectares |
| 1300 | -26.6% | 6.70 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.01 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 4.91 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 6.70 million hectares | 6.70 million hectares | 6.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.91 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 5.81 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 7.58 million hectares | 7.58 million hectares | 7.58 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 7.12 million hectares | 7.12 million hectares | 7.12 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 8.01 million hectares | 8.01 million hectares | 8.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 8.23 million hectares | 8.23 million hectares | 8.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 8.46 million hectares | 8.46 million hectares | 8.46 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 8.69 million hectares | 8.69 million hectares | 8.69 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 8.93 million hectares | 8.93 million hectares | 8.93 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 9.17 million hectares | 9.17 million hectares | 9.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 9.42 million hectares | 9.42 million hectares | 9.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 9.68 million hectares | 9.68 million hectares | 9.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 9.94 million hectares | 9.94 million hectares | 9.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 10.21 million hectares | 10.21 million hectares | 10.21 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 10.49 million hectares | 10.49 million hectares | 10.49 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 10.77 million hectares | 10.77 million hectares | 10.77 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 11.51 million hectares | 11.51 million hectares | 11.51 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 11.48 million hectares | 11.48 million hectares | 11.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 12.42 million hectares | 12.42 million hectares | 12.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.54 million hectares | 13.54 million hectares | 13.54 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 14.04 million hectares | 14.04 million hectares | 14.04 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 14.53 million hectares | 14.53 million hectares | 14.53 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 14.92 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 15.19 million hectares | 15.19 million hectares | 15.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 16.13 million hectares | 16.13 million hectares | 16.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 16.87 million hectares | 16.87 million hectares | 16.87 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 18.12 million hectares | 18.12 million hectares | 18.12 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 19.47 million hectares | 19.47 million hectares | 19.47 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 20.82 million hectares | 20.82 million hectares | 20.82 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 20.82 million hectares | 20.75 million hectares | 20.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.61 million hectares | 20.16 million hectares | 20.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.79 million hectares | 20.52 million hectares | 21.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.44 million hectares | 20.32 million hectares | 20.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.32 million hectares | 18.33 million hectares | 20.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.75 million hectares | 17.22 million hectares | 18.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.08 million hectares | 16.76 million hectares | 17.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.67 million hectares | 16.61 million hectares | 16.78 million hectares | 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 extent over the long-term in Spain?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Spain was 16.64 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.18 million hectares in 1971.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 million hectares in 1000.
- How does Spain rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.