Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Spain
Spain: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 541.5 kg/ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Spain stood at 541.5 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Spain peaked at 2,330 kg/ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 179.3 kg/ha, in 1981.
That places Spain 98th out of 186 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,172 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 987.8 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1963 | 2,198 kg/ha | +122.5% |
| 1964 | 614.9 kg/ha | -72.0% |
| 1965 | 1,542 kg/ha | +150.7% |
| 1966 | 1,535 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,422 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 2,330 kg/ha | +63.8% |
| 1969 | 1,811 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 1,984 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 1,220 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 1972 | 1,290 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 1,155 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 842 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 795.1 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 1,023 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1977 | 917.1 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 1,250 kg/ha | +36.3% |
| 1979 | 1,025 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 414.6 kg/ha | -59.6% |
| 1981 | 179.3 kg/ha | -56.8% |
| 1982 | 360.9 kg/ha | +101.3% |
| 1983 | 203.7 kg/ha | -43.6% |
| 1984 | 399.5 kg/ha | +96.1% |
| 1985 | 269.9 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 1986 | 307.7 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 412.5 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 1988 | 319.5 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1989 | 339.2 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 390.7 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 343.3 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 355.4 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 273.7 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 295.8 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 192.3 kg/ha | -35.0% |
| 1996 | 452.7 kg/ha | +135.4% |
| 1997 | 555.8 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 438.9 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1999 | 338.8 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 462.4 kg/ha | +36.5% |
| 2001 | 560.5 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 402.5 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 2003 | 601.6 kg/ha | +49.5% |
| 2004 | 458.7 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2005 | 351 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 484 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 531 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 491.6 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 564.5 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 605 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 636.6 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 343 kg/ha | -46.1% |
| 2013 | 726.3 kg/ha | +111.7% |
| 2014 | 426.3 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 2015 | 526.9 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 582.1 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 541.5 kg/ha | -7.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 541.5 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 871.3 kg/ha, 62% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Spain's 541.5 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 720.45 kg/ha, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,513 kg/ha | 614.9 kg/ha | 2,330 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,150 kg/ha | 795.1 kg/ha | 1,984 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 320.68 kg/ha | 179.3 kg/ha | 414.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 363.74 kg/ha | 192.3 kg/ha | 555.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 490.78 kg/ha | 351 kg/ha | 601.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 548.46 kg/ha | 343 kg/ha | 726.3 kg/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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Spain?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Spain was 541.5 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,330 kg/ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 179.3 kg/ha in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Spain ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. 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.