Agricultural land in Spain
Agricultural land made up 49.3% of the land area of Spain in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Spain, 2024
49.3%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
44.4%
Position in 2024
62nd of 208
Agricultural land in Spain over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.3% | – |
| 2023 | 49.6% | 40.3% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | 40.7% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | 40.8% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | 40.8% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | 41.4% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | 41.4% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | 42.0% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | 42.3% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | 42.5% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | 42.9% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | 43.2% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | 43.0% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | 43.5% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | 43.9% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | 44.2% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | 44.7% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 49.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 53.1%, the figure has changed by −3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 62nd highest value.
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