Land area per crop type in Spain
Spain: Land area per crop type was 97,260 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area per crop type in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, land area per crop type in Spain stood at 97,260 hectares.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area per crop type in Spain peaked at 486,240 hectares in 1962 and was at its lowest, 84,010 hectares, in 2023.
That places Spain 10th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 411,988 hectares | 352,600 hectares | 486,240 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 253,857 hectares | 219,600 hectares | 313,200 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 219,546 hectares | 211,300 hectares | 230,528 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 161,882 hectares | 122,200 hectares | 202,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,598 hectares | 88,746 hectares | 132,161 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,912 hectares | 108,080 hectares | 179,048 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,336 hectares | 84,010 hectares | 137,590 hectares | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area per crop type in Spain?
- Land area per crop type in Spain was 97,260 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land area per crop type recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 486,240 hectares in 1962.
- What is the lowest land area per crop type recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,010 hectares in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for land area per crop type?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area per crop type rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area per crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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