Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Spain stood at 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 1.52 1000 An per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1609 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Spain 47th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1609 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2255 1000 An per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3193 1000 An per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3664 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4112 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5324 1000 An per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6101 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5933 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6179 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7003 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6703 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7723 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8774 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8884 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9237 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 1.08 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 1.01 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9821 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 1 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.07 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9785 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.07 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.15 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.34 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.4 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.21 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 1.15 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.17 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.33 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.31 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.31 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.41 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.52 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.45 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.44 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.45 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.45 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.42 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.45 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8523 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +41.6% | 0.2255 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3193 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +40.2% | 0.1609 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2255 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4263 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1609 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6179 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8922 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6703 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.08 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9785 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.16 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.07 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.12 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.4 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.52 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.42 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 44 Cyprus 1.5 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 45 Ireland 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 46 France 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 48 Morocco 1.46 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 49 Panama 1.44 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 50 Seychelles 1.43 1000 An per square kilometre compare
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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Spain was 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 1000 An per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1609 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 47th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.