Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 903,049 ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake 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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Spain is 903,049 ha, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Spain peaked at 2.19 million ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 235,673 ha, in 1969.
That places Spain 45th out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 387,601 ha | — |
| 1962 | 413,430 ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 331,491 ha | -19.8% |
| 1964 | 265,089 ha | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 261,167 ha | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 336,021 ha | +28.7% |
| 1967 | 247,740 ha | -26.3% |
| 1968 | 237,026 ha | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 235,673 ha | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 276,174 ha | +17.2% |
| 1971 | 405,179 ha | +46.7% |
| 1972 | 489,108 ha | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 555,019 ha | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 606,384 ha | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 902,002 ha | +48.8% |
| 1976 | 608,931 ha | -32.5% |
| 1977 | 664,624 ha | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 662,271 ha | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 721,408 ha | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 789,954 ha | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 836,749 ha | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 936,830 ha | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 million ha | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 1.10 million ha | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.04 million ha | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.10 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.08 million ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million ha | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million ha | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 1.56 million ha | +33.6% |
| 1993 | 2.19 million ha | +40.4% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million ha | -32.9% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million ha | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million ha | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.21 million ha | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.23 million ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million ha | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 988,041 ha | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 985,520 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 858,706 ha | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 899,142 ha | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 855,918 ha | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 617,123 ha | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 704,678 ha | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 698,670 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 808,602 ha | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 945,531 ha | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 793,007 ha | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 977,102 ha | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 865,736 ha | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 970,860 ha | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 917,123 ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 890,081 ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 888,107 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 903,049 ha | +1.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 903,049 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 35,260 ha, 25.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Spain's 903,049 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 155,749 ha, 5.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 301,693 ha | 235,673 ha | 413,430 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 589,110 ha | 276,174 ha | 902,002 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million ha | 789,954 ha | 1.10 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million ha | 1.04 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 836,193 ha | 617,123 ha | 988,041 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 900,633 ha | 793,007 ha | 977,102 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 42 Uzbekistan 994,711 ha compare
- 43 South Sudan 988,499 ha compare
- 44 Poland 965,385 ha compare
- 46 Malawi 748,219 ha compare
- 47 Colombia 639,634 ha compare
- 48 Bangladesh 638,429 ha compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Spain?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Spain was 903,049 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,673 ha in 1969.
- How does Spain rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 45th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake 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.