Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested was 41,570 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Spain stood at 41,570 ha.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Spain peaked at 41,640 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,400 ha, in 1972.
That places Spain 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,055 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 10,200 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 10,145 ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 9,719 ha | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 10,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 9,800 ha | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 9,895 ha | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 9,883 ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 7,178 ha | -27.4% |
| 1971 | 7,500 ha | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 6,400 ha | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 7,400 ha | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 8,700 ha | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 8,200 ha | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 8,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 8,400 ha | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 9,040 ha | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 8,940 ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 9,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 9,100 ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 9,600 ha | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 9,500 ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 9,630 ha | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 10,417 ha | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 11,100 ha | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 11,400 ha | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 12,400 ha | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 13,800 ha | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 13,900 ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14,600 ha | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 15,100 ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 13,900 ha | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 14,400 ha | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 14,500 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 16,800 ha | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 17,394 ha | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 20,917 ha | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 22,836 ha | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 23,863 ha | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 22,934 ha | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 25,317 ha | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 26,620 ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 25,593 ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 25,323 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 25,320 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 24,768 ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 23,857 ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 22,155 ha | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 29,851 ha | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 31,204 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 29,473 ha | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 30,400 ha | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 33,198 ha | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 32,263 ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 34,536 ha | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 39,332 ha | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 40,440 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 39,540 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 41,180 ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 41,640 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 39,060 ha | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 39,630 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 41,570 ha | +4.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 41,570 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 490 ha, 84.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Spain's 41,570 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 408.5 ha, 101.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,966 ha | 9,719 ha | 10,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,976 ha | 6,400 ha | 9,040 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,625 ha | 9,100 ha | 13,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,435 ha | 13,900 ha | 22,836 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,575 ha | 22,155 ha | 26,620 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,024 ha | 29,473 ha | 40,440 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,616 ha | 39,060 ha | 41,640 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 China 508,606 ha compare
- 2 India 507,297 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 505,488 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 15,883 ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 9,683 ha compare
- 5 Mexico 38,999 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 2,115 ha compare
- 6 Bangladesh 23,524 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,854 ha compare
- 7 Japan 18,542 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 cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Spain?
- Cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Spain was 41,570 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 41,640 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,400 ha in 1972.
- How does Spain rank for cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Cauliflowers and broccoli — 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.