Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested was 7,500 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, carrots and turnips — area harvested in Spain stood at 7,500 ha.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested in Spain peaked at 17,535 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 980 ha, in 1961.
Spain ranks 38th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 980 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,035 ha | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 1,012 ha | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1,474 ha | +45.7% |
| 1965 | 1,460 ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1,540 ha | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 1,663 ha | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 1,587 ha | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 1,881 ha | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 2,061 ha | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 2,181 ha | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 2,252 ha | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 3,079 ha | +36.7% |
| 1974 | 3,330 ha | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 3,190 ha | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 3,827 ha | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 4,686 ha | +22.4% |
| 1978 | 4,828 ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5,044 ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 5,202 ha | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 5,272 ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 5,135 ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 5,032 ha | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 5,431 ha | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 5,666 ha | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 6,215 ha | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 6,248 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 6,400 ha | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6,594 ha | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 6,083 ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 6,139 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 6,909 ha | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 6,358 ha | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 6,406 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 6,901 ha | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 6,627 ha | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 6,759 ha | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6,500 ha | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 7,388 ha | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 7,307 ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 7,664 ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 7,558 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 8,216 ha | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 17,085 ha | +107.9% |
| 2005 | 17,535 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 16,578 ha | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 7,936 ha | -52.1% |
| 2008 | 7,492 ha | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 7,828 ha | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 8,157 ha | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 7,000 ha | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 6,745 ha | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 6,600 ha | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 6,907 ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6,692 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6,705 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,444 ha | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 6,550 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6,670 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6,890 ha | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 7,310 ha | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 6,980 ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 6,820 ha | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 7,500 ha | +10.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7,500 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 910 ha, 8.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7,500 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,625 ha, 4.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +107.9% | 8,216 ha | 17,085 ha |
| 2007 | -52.1% | 16,578 ha | 7,936 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,404 ha | 980 ha | 1,881 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,448 ha | 2,061 ha | 5,044 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,720 ha | 5,032 ha | 6,594 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,607 ha | 6,083 ha | 7,388 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,520 ha | 7,307 ha | 17,535 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,847 ha | 6,444 ha | 8,157 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,100 ha | 6,820 ha | 7,500 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 35 Serbia and Montenegro 7,647 ha compare
- 35 South Africa 7,647 ha compare
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 7,570 ha compare
- 39 Romania 6,880 ha compare
- 40 Ecuador 6,838 ha compare
- 41 Australia and New Zealand 6,727 ha compare
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 carrots and turnips — area harvested in Spain?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested in Spain was 7,500 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17,535 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 980 ha in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 38th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carrots and turnips — 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.