Cereal production in Spain
Spain: Cereal production was 20.86 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Spain, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
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
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.