Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 5,810 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 5,810 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Spain peaked at 52,209 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,946 ha, in 2017.
Spain ranks 29th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,149 ha | — |
| 1991 | 11,828 ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 12,502 ha | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 13,170 ha | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 13,833 ha | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 14,490 ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 15,142 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 15,789 ha | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 16,431 ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 17,232 ha | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 19,415 ha | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 21,581 ha | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 24,008 ha | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 26,405 ha | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 27,214 ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 27,872 ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 34,725 ha | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 31,302 ha | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 30,061 ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 36,053 ha | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 38,368 ha | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 41,195 ha | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 52,209 ha | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 44,984 ha | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 32,292 ha | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 29,441 ha | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 6,131 ha | -79.2% |
| 2017 | 1,946 ha | -68.3% |
| 2018 | 6,670 ha | +242.8% |
| 2019 | 9,120 ha | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 9,310 ha | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 8,950 ha | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2,480 ha | -72.3% |
| 2023 | 5,610 ha | +126.2% |
| 2024 | 5,810 ha | +3.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 5,810 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,569 ha, 2.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Spain's 5,810 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,517 ha, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +242.8% | 1,946 ha | 6,670 ha |
| 2023 | +126.2% | 2,480 ha | 5,610 ha |
| 2016 | -79.2% | 29,441 ha | 6,131 ha |
| 2022 | -72.3% | 8,950 ha | 2,480 ha |
| 2017 | -68.3% | 6,131 ha | 1,946 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,157 ha | 11,149 ha | 17,232 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,864 ha | 19,415 ha | 36,053 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,236 ha | 1,946 ha | 52,209 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,432 ha | 2,480 ha | 9,310 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Spain?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Spain was 5,810 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 52,209 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,946 ha in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. 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, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.