Spain farming statistics (2020)
Spain had 914,870 farms working 23,913,680 hectares of utilised agricultural area (UAA) in the 2020 Integrated Farm Statistics, an average of about 26 hectares per holding, according to Eurostat. Utilised agricultural area is the total area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland, permanent crops and kitchen gardens. Among the 27 EU Member States, Spain ranks 2 of 27 by farmland area and 4 of 27 by number of farms.
Quick answer
Spain had 914,870 farms and 23,913,680 hectares of agricultural land in 2020 (Eurostat) — about 15.4% of all EU farmland and 10.1% of all EU farms — averaging about 26 hectares per holding. Average farm size is utilised agricultural area divided by the number of holdings.
Agricultural area
23,913,680
hectares (UAA), 2020
Farms
914,870
holdings, 2020
Avg farm size
26
hectares (derived), 2020
Rank by area
2 / 27
among EU Member States
How Spain compares
EU Member States ranked nearest to Spain by utilised agricultural area (2020 Integrated Farm Statistics).
| # | Country | Agricultural area | Avg size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 27,364,630 hectares | 70 ha |
| 3 | Germany | 16,595,020 hectares | 63 ha |
| 4 | Poland | 14,749,240 hectares | 11 ha |
| 5 | Romania | 12,762,830 hectares | 4 ha |
Source: Eurostat, dataset ef_m_farmleg (Integrated Farm Statistics, 2020). Reusable under the EC reuse policy.
Frequently asked questions
- How much agricultural land does Spain have?
- Spain had 23,913,680 hectares of utilised agricultural area in 2020, according to Eurostat's Integrated Farm Statistics. That ranks 2 of 27 EU Member States by farmland area.
- How many farms are there in Spain?
- Spain had 914,870 agricultural holdings in 2020 (Eurostat), ranking 4 of 27 EU Member States by number of farms. The average holding worked about 26 hectares (UAA divided by holdings).
- What reference period and source does the Spain figure use?
- The figures relate to the 2020 Integrated Farm Statistics (the latest complete EU agricultural census covering all 27 Member States) and are taken from Eurostat dataset ef_m_farmleg. Reusable under the European Commission reuse policy (equivalent to CC BY 4.0), attribute "Source: Eurostat". Verified 2026-06-27.
Source & licence
Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) — Farm indicators by legal status of the holding, utilised agricultural area, type and economic size of the farm and NUTS 2 region (dataset ef_m_farmleg), Integrated Farm Statistics 2020. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), equivalent to CC BY 4.0 — attribute "Source: Eurostat".
Eurostat data is reusable free of charge under the European Commission reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), equivalent to CC BY 4.0 — attribute “Source: Eurostat”. Average farm size is derived (UAA ÷ holdings). Dataset updated 2026-06-17; figure verified 2026-06-27.