Cereal production in Spain

Spain: Cereal production was 20.86 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.86 million tonnes
Change on year
up 74.9%
World rank
27th
of 185 countries
All-time high
27.32 million tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
7.50 million tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereal production in Spain, 1961–2024

10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922024

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 cereal production in Spain is 20.86 million tonnes, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 74.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal production in Spain peaked at 27.32 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.50 million tonnes, in 1961.

Spain ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.59 million tonnes 7.50 million tonnes 11.58 million tonnes 9
1970s 13.21 million tonnes 10.26 million tonnes 16.34 million tonnes 10
1980s 17.99 million tonnes 11.58 million tonnes 23.83 million tonnes 10
1990s 17.94 million tonnes 11.59 million tonnes 22.58 million tonnes 10
2000s 21.04 million tonnes 14.24 million tonnes 24.84 million tonnes 10
2010s 21.23 million tonnes 16.65 million tonnes 25.37 million tonnes 10
2020s 20.98 million tonnes 11.93 million tonnes 27.32 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 24 Kazakhstan 24.57 million tonnes compare
  2. 25 Iran 24.51 million tonnes compare
  3. 26 Egypt 24.00 million tonnes compare
  4. 28 United Kingdom 19.44 million tonnes compare
  5. 29 Romania 17.86 million tonnes compare
  6. 30 Cambodia 15.58 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereal production in Spain?
Cereal production in Spain was 20.86 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cereal production recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 27.32 million tonnes in 2020.
What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 7.50 million tonnes in 1961.
How does Spain rank for cereal production?
Spain ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereal production rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,584 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.