Tree Cover Loss in Spain
Spain: Tree Cover Loss was 162,796 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Spain, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, tree cover loss in Spain stood at 162,796 hectares. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 108.6% on the previous year and up 148.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Spain peaked at 162,796 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23,315 hectares, in 2003.
That places Spain 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,540 hectares | 23,315 hectares | 72,719 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 77,620 hectares | 39,325 hectares | 119,649 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 108,717 hectares | 78,036 hectares | 162,796 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 tree cover loss in Spain?
- Tree cover loss in Spain was 162,796 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 162,796 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,315 hectares in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for tree cover loss?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.