Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 63,149 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Spain is 63,149 ha, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Spain peaked at 363,325 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 32,913 ha, in 1993.
That places Spain 40th out of 133 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 332,687 ha | — |
| 1962 | 363,325 ha | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 276,007 ha | -24.0% |
| 1964 | 203,439 ha | -26.3% |
| 1965 | 200,310 ha | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 236,554 ha | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 145,101 ha | -38.7% |
| 1968 | 137,007 ha | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 150,461 ha | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 91,150 ha | -39.4% |
| 1971 | 78,445 ha | -13.9% |
| 1972 | 122,631 ha | +56.3% |
| 1973 | 92,760 ha | -24.4% |
| 1974 | 102,521 ha | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 62,224 ha | -39.3% |
| 1976 | 56,453 ha | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 78,089 ha | +38.3% |
| 1978 | 43,739 ha | -44.0% |
| 1979 | 46,744 ha | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 62,763 ha | +34.3% |
| 1981 | 72,609 ha | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 49,652 ha | -31.6% |
| 1983 | 39,709 ha | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 60,496 ha | +52.3% |
| 1985 | 64,269 ha | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 81,963 ha | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 81,773 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 135,629 ha | +65.9% |
| 1989 | 67,911 ha | -49.9% |
| 1990 | 84,005 ha | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 78,642 ha | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 76,517 ha | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 32,913 ha | -57.0% |
| 1994 | 43,688 ha | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 40,519 ha | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 118,647 ha | +192.8% |
| 1997 | 159,150 ha | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 201,820 ha | +26.8% |
| 1999 | 248,062 ha | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 110,467 ha | -55.5% |
| 2001 | 92,918 ha | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 87,018 ha | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 95,432 ha | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 89,832 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 86,827 ha | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 62,538 ha | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 65,248 ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 52,651 ha | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 58,659 ha | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 63,226 ha | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 67,120 ha | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 69,677 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 63,549 ha | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 74,330 ha | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 63,419 ha | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 60,917 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 63,149 ha | +3.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 63,149 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 244 ha, 258.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 63,149 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,009 ha, 62.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +192.8% | 40,519 ha | 118,647 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 227,210 ha | 137,007 ha | 363,325 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 77,476 ha | 43,739 ha | 122,631 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,677 ha | 39,709 ha | 135,629 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 108,396 ha | 32,913 ha | 248,062 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,159 ha | 52,651 ha | 110,467 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,673 ha | 60,917 ha | 74,330 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Spain?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Spain was 63,149 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 363,325 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,913 ha in 1993.
- How does Spain rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 133 countries with data for 2017.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.