Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4801 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4801 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
76th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.11 ha per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.4801 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain stood at 0.4801 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 1.11 ha per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4801 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Spain ranks 76th of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8938 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8602 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9747 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9569 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9648 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9563 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9892 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9705 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8641 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8452 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8874 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9343 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.91 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8583 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8375 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7091 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8813 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9479 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9707 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7868 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5296 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6844 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7158 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8804 ha per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9741 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9192 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7959 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.868 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9321 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9613 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9612 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8301 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6902 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7233 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7344 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6998 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.63 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7387 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7805 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8842 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8367 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7971 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7192 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6679 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6453 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7143 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6882 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7169 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6289 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4801 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.4801 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.4801 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8868 ha per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9635 ha per square kilometre | 0.8602 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9783 ha per square kilometre | 0.8452 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9555 ha per square kilometre | 0.7091 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8205 ha per square kilometre | 0.5296 ha per square kilometre | 0.9741 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8428 ha per square kilometre | 0.6902 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7414 ha per square kilometre | 0.63 ha per square kilometre | 0.8842 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6285 ha per square kilometre | 0.4801 ha per square kilometre | 0.7169 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 73 Portugal 0.823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 0.5869 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Guinea-Bissau 0.5334 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Central African Republic 0.4431 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Switzerland 0.3967 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.4801 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4801 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 76th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.