Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Almonds, in shell — Area harvested was 766,070 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 766,070 ha for almonds, in shell — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, almonds, in shell — area harvested in Spain peaked at 766,070 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 203,600 ha, in 1961.
Spain ranks 1st of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 203,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 206,600 ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 208,900 ha | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 217,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 215,300 ha | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 210,700 ha | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 209,700 ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 222,800 ha | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 217,200 ha | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 267,700 ha | +23.3% |
| 1971 | 262,500 ha | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 331,900 ha | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 382,900 ha | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 420,000 ha | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 434,800 ha | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 450,000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 461,200 ha | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 482,800 ha | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 507,560 ha | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 515,600 ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 519,500 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 524,300 ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 526,550 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 531,424 ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 556,200 ha | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 559,400 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 569,400 ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 561,200 ha | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 581,800 ha | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 584,100 ha | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 595,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 580,200 ha | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 594,600 ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 596,100 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 602,900 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 604,400 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 629,100 ha | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 630,100 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 624,300 ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 670,534 ha | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 658,800 ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 648,997 ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 641,688 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 622,577 ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 625,483 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 578,717 ha | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 563,770 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 566,869 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 562,616 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 546,789 ha | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 536,312 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 529,500 ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 534,100 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 527,058 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 548,604 ha | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 583,673 ha | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 633,562 ha | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 657,770 ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 687,230 ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 718,540 ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 744,470 ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 761,660 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 765,540 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 766,070 ha | +0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 766,070 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 58 ha, 13208.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Spain's 766,070 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 434 ha, 1765.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +26.4% | 262,500 ha | 331,900 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 212,422 ha | 203,600 ha | 222,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 400,136 ha | 262,500 ha | 507,560 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 544,537 ha | 515,600 ha | 581,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 604,080 ha | 580,200 ha | 630,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 614,005 ha | 562,616 ha | 670,534 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 578,460 ha | 527,058 ha | 687,230 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 751,256 ha | 718,540 ha | 766,070 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is almonds, in shell — area harvested in Spain?
- Almonds, in shell — area harvested in Spain was 766,070 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 766,070 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,600 ha in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for almonds, in shell — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is almonds, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Almonds, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.