Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Chick peas, dry — Area harvested was 51,856 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Spain stood at 51,856 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.8% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Spain peaked at 264,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20,832 ha, in 2008.
That places Spain 12th out of 54 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 264,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 248,185 ha | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 244,675 ha | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 220,760 ha | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 206,282 ha | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 224,500 ha | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 231,400 ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 216,200 ha | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 164,712 ha | -23.8% |
| 1970 | 152,100 ha | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 129,700 ha | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 148,200 ha | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 153,500 ha | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 134,300 ha | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 110,700 ha | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 102,900 ha | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 101,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 111,700 ha | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 103,800 ha | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 90,100 ha | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 83,500 ha | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 78,900 ha | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 90,800 ha | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 91,965 ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 90,285 ha | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 90,400 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 89,400 ha | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 72,700 ha | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 64,000 ha | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 62,200 ha | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 51,200 ha | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 44,000 ha | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 41,400 ha | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 75,900 ha | +83.3% |
| 1995 | 104,200 ha | +37.3% |
| 1996 | 140,600 ha | +34.9% |
| 1997 | 95,900 ha | -31.8% |
| 1998 | 104,800 ha | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 82,200 ha | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 78,886 ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 82,479 ha | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 89,309 ha | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 81,528 ha | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 80,944 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 61,015 ha | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 25,205 ha | -58.7% |
| 2007 | 30,633 ha | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 20,832 ha | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 25,195 ha | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 30,725 ha | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 36,097 ha | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 33,840 ha | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 27,300 ha | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 46,000 ha | +68.5% |
| 2015 | 37,869 ha | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 33,708 ha | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 51,856 ha | +53.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 51,856 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,833 ha, 28.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Spain's 51,856 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,760 ha, 29.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chick peas, dry — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +83.3% | 41,400 ha | 75,900 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 224,524 ha | 164,712 ha | 264,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,790 ha | 101,000 ha | 153,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,205 ha | 64,000 ha | 91,965 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,240 ha | 41,400 ha | 140,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,603 ha | 20,832 ha | 89,309 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,174 ha | 27,300 ha | 51,856 ha | 8 |
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 chick peas, dry — area harvested in Spain?
- Chick peas, dry — area harvested in Spain was 51,856 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 264,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,832 ha in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for chick peas, dry — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
- Is chick peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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 Chick peas, dry — 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.