Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 12,190 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in Spain stood at 12,190 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in Spain peaked at 37,200 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12,190 ha, in 2024.
Spain ranks 5th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 23,600 ha | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 23,800 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 23,900 ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 24,100 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 24,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 24,300 ha | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 24,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 24,400 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 24,900 ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 25,800 ha | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 28,100 ha | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 27,800 ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 29,700 ha | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 29,200 ha | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 31,900 ha | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 33,800 ha | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 32,200 ha | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 35,057 ha | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 35,541 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 35,377 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 35,961 ha | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 36,006 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 35,639 ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 37,200 ha | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 36,300 ha | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 36,081 ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 32,800 ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 30,880 ha | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 32,013 ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 31,945 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 28,884 ha | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 31,152 ha | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 28,716 ha | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 22,158 ha | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 21,997 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 28,189 ha | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 28,684 ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 28,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 23,570 ha | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 22,534 ha | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 22,397 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 21,583 ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 20,590 ha | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 20,343 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 19,937 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 16,802 ha | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 15,411 ha | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 14,536 ha | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 13,803 ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 14,067 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 13,912 ha | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 13,800 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 13,591 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 13,301 ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13,137 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 12,806 ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 13,510 ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 13,020 ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 13,070 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 13,110 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12,660 ha | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 12,470 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 12,190 ha | -2.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 12,190 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 840 ha, 14.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Spain's 12,190 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 415 ha, 29.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazelnuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +28.1% | 21,997 ha | 28,189 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,989 ha | 23,500 ha | 24,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,846 ha | 24,900 ha | 35,057 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,178 ha | 30,880 ha | 37,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,174 ha | 21,997 ha | 32,013 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,770 ha | 14,536 ha | 23,570 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,495 ha | 12,806 ha | 14,067 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,700 ha | 12,190 ha | 13,110 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 2 Azerbaijan 55,223 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 749,769 ha compare
- 3 Chile 49,264 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 26,317 ha compare
- 4 Georgia 24,014 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 547 ha compare
- 6 China 11,777 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 11,777 ha compare
- 8 Croatia 9,080 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 hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in Spain?
- Hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in Spain was 12,190 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37,200 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,190 ha in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Hazelnuts, in shell — 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.