Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Spain
Spain: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 1.37 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Spain is 1.37 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Spain peaked at 1.48 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Spain 21st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 126,000 tonnes | +26.0% |
| 1963 | 135,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 121,000 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 115,000 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 135,000 tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1967 | 153,000 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 153,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 168,000 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 208,000 tonnes | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 191,000 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 146,000 tonnes | -23.6% |
| 1973 | 170,000 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 215,000 tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 230,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 358,000 tonnes | +55.7% |
| 1977 | 388,000 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 379,000 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 510,000 tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 528,000 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 474,000 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 544,000 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 570,000 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 556,000 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 580,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 599,000 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 636,000 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 646,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 739,000 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 685,000 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 694,000 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 746,000 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 769,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 802,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 803,000 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 851,000 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 905,000 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 920,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 942,000 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million tonnes | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.23 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.23 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million tonnes | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 1.37 million tonnes | -8.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.37 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 46,000 tonnes, 29.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.37 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67,000 tonnes, 20.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +55.7% | 230,000 tonnes | 358,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134,000 tonnes | 100,000 tonnes | 168,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 279,500 tonnes | 146,000 tonnes | 510,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 587,200 tonnes | 474,000 tonnes | 739,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 811,700 tonnes | 685,000 tonnes | 942,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Spain?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Spain was 1.37 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.