Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Spain
Spain: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 3.79 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Spain is 3.79 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 4.5 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.08 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Spain 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 kg per hectare | 1.08 kg per hectare | 1.57 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.79 kg per hectare | 1.38 kg per hectare | 2.17 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.35 kg per hectare | 1.57 kg per hectare | 3.02 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 kg per hectare | 1.73 kg per hectare | 3.4 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.23 kg per hectare | 2.16 kg per hectare | 3.93 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 kg per hectare | 2.77 kg per hectare | 4.21 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 kg per hectare | 2.19 kg per hectare | 4.5 kg per hectare | 5 |
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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 yield vs. gdp per capita in Spain?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Spain was 3.79 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.