Total agricultural land use per person in Spain
Spain: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.5411 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5411
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.81
in 1200
All-time low
0.5361
in 2020
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Spain, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.5411 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Spain peaked at 1.81 in 1200 and was at its lowest, 0.5361, in 2020.
Spain ranks 72nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 | 0.9667 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8997 | 0.8441 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8058 | 0.7896 | 0.8331 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7633 | 0.7423 | 0.7836 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6733 | 0.6142 | 0.7388 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5635 | 0.5403 | 0.5978 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5396 | 0.5361 | 0.5435 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.68 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.68 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Spain?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Spain was 0.5411 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 in 1200.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5361 in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Spain ranks 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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