Spain's forest cover rose from 30.4 % in 1994 to 37.2 % in 2023.
Spain · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Spain's forest area rose from 151,804 km in 1994 to 185,850 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
47th of 213 · 17th in Europe & C. Asia
Spain's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 29.8 % in 2013 to 28.1 % in 2025.
Spain's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 60.4 % in 1994 to 49.6 % in 2023.
Spain's arable land (% of land area) fell from 29.6 % in 1994 to 23.0 % in 2023.
Air
Spain's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 16.3 in 1994 to 10.1 in 2023.
Water
Spain's water stress fell from 32.4 % in 1993 to 26.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
95th of 181 · 29th in Europe & C. Asia
Spain's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,825 in 1993 to 2,327 in 2022.
Access
Spain's safe drinking water rose from 99.4 % in 2000 to 99.5 % in 2024.
Spain's safe sanitation fell from 92.7 % in 2000 to 88.3 % in 2024.