* The figures have been rounded.
** The areas reflect the result of a statistical sampling operation and refer to the ground cover at the time of the field investigation (summer of 2017).
The data are collected through field research (direct observation) of the observation units (segments), conducting surveys and delimiting homogeneous plots in terms of crop and ground cover, mode of exploitation, soil maintenance technique, and density in the fruit plantations subject to special investigation.
This statistic shows the main forest cultivation areas in Spain in 2017, by type and in hectares. That year, scrubland was the largest type of cultivated forest area in the country, with a total coverage of more than *** million hectares.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. (October 31, 2017). Forest cultivation area in Spain in 2017, by type (in thousands of hectares)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1632845/forest-cultivation-area-by-type-in-spain/
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. "Forest cultivation area in Spain in 2017, by type (in thousands of hectares)*." Chart. October 31, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1632845/forest-cultivation-area-by-type-in-spain/
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. (2017). Forest cultivation area in Spain in 2017, by type (in thousands of hectares)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1632845/forest-cultivation-area-by-type-in-spain/
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. "Forest Cultivation Area in Spain in 2017, by Type (in Thousands of Hectares)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Oct 2017, /statistics/1632845/forest-cultivation-area-by-type-in-spain/
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Forest cultivation area in Spain in 2017, by type (in thousands of hectares)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1632845/forest-cultivation-area-by-type-in-spain/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Forest cultivation area in Spain in 2017, by type (in thousands of hectares)* [Graph], Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, October 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1632845/forest-cultivation-area-by-type-in-spain/
