Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Spain
Spain: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0283 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Spain is 0.0283 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0311 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Spain 35th out of 178 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, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +54.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +33.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0283 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0283 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 | +54.0% | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 0.023 tonnes per person | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 0.0311 tonnes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Spain?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Spain was 0.0283 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Spain ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.