Spain - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Spain was 261,833 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 332,320 in 1962 and a minimum value of 261,833 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 332,300
1962 332,320
1963 331,370
1964 327,530
1965 326,940
1966 321,560
1967 323,820
1968 321,590
1969 325,270
1970 321,190
1971 326,840
1972 325,680
1973 322,800
1974 320,780
1975 319,210
1976 315,160
1977 315,900
1978 314,780
1979 313,550
1980 312,380
1981 312,060
1982 311,910
1983 307,910
1984 306,280
1985 307,120
1986 306,100
1987 306,010
1988 305,780
1989 307,010
1990 304,720
1991 303,710
1992 302,790
1993 300,330
1994 301,830
1995 297,190
1996 301,390
1997 300,590
1998 299,580
1999 297,780
2000 297,660
2001 295,200
2002 294,190
2003 291,530
2004 290,710
2005 291,640
2006 286,130
2007 280,040
2008 281,420
2009 279,700
2010 275,450
2011 270,140
2012 269,420
2013 267,332
2014 265,780
2015 265,765
2016 262,657
2017 262,955
2018 261,833

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Spain was 52.41 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 66.49 in 1962, while its lowest value was 52.41 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 66.49
1962 66.49
1963 66.30
1964 65.53
1965 65.42
1966 64.34
1967 64.79
1968 64.35
1969 65.08
1970 64.27
1971 65.40
1972 65.16
1973 64.59
1974 64.19
1975 63.89
1976 63.09
1977 63.24
1978 63.02
1979 62.77
1980 62.54
1981 62.48
1982 62.45
1983 61.65
1984 61.32
1985 61.49
1986 61.29
1987 61.27
1988 61.22
1989 61.47
1990 61.01
1991 60.81
1992 60.63
1993 60.13
1994 60.43
1995 59.50
1996 60.35
1997 60.19
1998 59.98
1999 59.62
2000 59.65
2001 59.22
2002 58.95
2003 58.40
2004 58.24
2005 58.43
2006 57.34
2007 56.11
2008 56.42
2009 56.09
2010 55.09
2011 54.04
2012 53.86
2013 53.44
2014 53.13
2015 53.19
2016 52.58
2017 52.64
2018 52.41

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use