Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested was 2,368 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Spain is 2,368 ha, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 2,268.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Spain peaked at 162,600 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 79 ha, in 2008.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 162,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 159,300 ha | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 156,600 ha | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 143,200 ha | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 146,800 ha | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 159,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 159,200 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 120,600 ha | -24.2% |
| 1969 | 152,200 ha | +26.2% |
| 1970 | 160,200 ha | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 156,200 ha | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 153,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 152,100 ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 151,200 ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 144,100 ha | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 138,700 ha | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 134,800 ha | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 127,500 ha | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 115,600 ha | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 115,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 112,800 ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 109,800 ha | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 108,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 105,300 ha | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 101,200 ha | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 101,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 98,200 ha | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 94,100 ha | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 90,900 ha | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 103 ha | -99.9% |
| 1991 | 103 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 102 ha | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 102 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 101 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 100 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79 ha | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 236 ha | +198.7% |
| 2010 | 142 ha | -39.8% |
| 2011 | 105 ha | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 833 ha | +693.3% |
| 2013 | 828 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,109 ha | +33.9% |
| 2015 | 1,962 ha | +76.9% |
| 2016 | 2,685 ha | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 2,368 ha | -11.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2,368 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,757 ha, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2,368 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,692 ha, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Locust beans (carobs) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +693.3% | 105 ha | 833 ha |
| 2009 | +198.7% | 79 ha | 236 ha |
| 1990 | -99.9% | 90,900 ha | 103 ha |
| 2015 | +76.9% | 1,109 ha | 1,962 ha |
| 2010 | -39.8% | 236 ha | 142 ha |
| 2016 | +36.9% | 1,962 ha | 2,685 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151,056 ha | 120,600 ha | 162,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 143,340 ha | 115,600 ha | 160,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 103,690 ha | 90,900 ha | 115,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.2 ha | 102 ha | 103 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.6 ha | 79 ha | 236 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,254 ha | 105 ha | 2,685 ha | 8 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Spain?
- Locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Spain was 2,368 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest locust beans (carobs) — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 162,600 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest locust beans (carobs) — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 ha in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for locust beans (carobs) — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 15 countries with data for 2017.
- Is locust beans (carobs) — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,268.0%. 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 Locust beans (carobs) — 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.