European Union (27) vs Spain: Poppy seed — Production

European Union (27)
52,580 t
in 2017
Spain
11,900 t
in 2017
European Union (27) rank
1st
Spain rank
2nd

Poppy seed — Production over time

  • European Union (27)
  • Spain
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How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 52,580 t against 11,900 t in Spain, a difference of 40,680 t.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 4.4 times Spain's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 1st and Spain ranks 2nd of 10 groups.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27) Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 10,985 t 0 t 10,985 t European Union (27)
1970s 13,975 t 0 t 13,975 t European Union (27)
1980s 13,616 t 620 t 12,996 t European Union (27)
1990s 29,041 t 753.46 t 28,287 t European Union (27)
2000s 49,621 t 3,389 t 46,232 t European Union (27)
2010s 56,868 t 10,694 t 46,174 t European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poppy seed — production, European Union (27) or Spain?
European Union (27), at 52,580 t against 11,900 t in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in poppy seed — production between European Union (27) and Spain?
40,680 t, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Spain?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do European Union (27) and Spain rank globally for poppy seed — production?
European Union (27) ranks 1st and Spain ranks 2nd of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Poppy seed — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poppy seed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
31 places, 1,383 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.