Figs — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Figs — Area harvested was 16,180 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Figs — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, figs — area harvested in Spain stood at 16,180 ha.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in Spain peaked at 49,800 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11,488 ha, in 2010.
Spain ranks 5th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Figs — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 48,100 ha | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 47,700 ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 44,600 ha | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 47,300 ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 41,800 ha | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 39,800 ha | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 41,400 ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 40,300 ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 30,800 ha | -23.6% |
| 1971 | 31,900 ha | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 26,100 ha | -18.2% |
| 1973 | 28,200 ha | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 27,200 ha | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 26,400 ha | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 25,300 ha | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 24,900 ha | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 24,200 ha | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 23,400 ha | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 23,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 22,400 ha | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 21,900 ha | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 21,400 ha | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 20,560 ha | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 28,700 ha | +39.6% |
| 1986 | 27,800 ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 27,300 ha | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 26,700 ha | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 24,900 ha | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 26,500 ha | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 25,900 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 25,600 ha | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 23,300 ha | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 24,300 ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 19,400 ha | -20.2% |
| 1996 | 20,100 ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 20,812 ha | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 20,074 ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 20,252 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 19,625 ha | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 18,958 ha | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 19,250 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 19,829 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 19,446 ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 19,314 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 12,332 ha | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 12,344 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12,509 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11,953 ha | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 11,488 ha | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 11,761 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 12,294 ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 12,400 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12,575 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12,751 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12,613 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 13,564 ha | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 13,980 ha | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 14,600 ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 15,720 ha | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 17,160 ha | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 18,100 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 16,860 ha | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 16,180 ha | -4.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 16,180 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 26 ha, 622.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 16,180 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30 ha, 539.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +39.6% | 20,560 ha | 28,700 ha |
| 2006 | -36.1% | 19,314 ha | 12,332 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,533 ha | 39,800 ha | 49,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,840 ha | 23,400 ha | 31,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,466 ha | 20,560 ha | 28,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,624 ha | 19,400 ha | 26,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,556 ha | 11,953 ha | 19,829 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,803 ha | 11,488 ha | 14,600 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,804 ha | 15,720 ha | 18,100 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 2 Algeria 37,431 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 58,731 ha compare
- 3 Egypt 31,688 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,312 ha compare
- 4 Tunisia 16,612 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 9,273 ha compare
- 6 Afghanistan 11,274 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 130 ha compare
- 7 India 5,904 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 8 Yugoslav SFR 4,000 ha compare
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 figs — area harvested in Spain?
- Figs — area harvested in Spain was 16,180 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 49,800 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,488 ha in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for figs — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Figs — 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.