Olives — Area harvested in Spain

Spain: Olives — Area harvested was 2.65 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.65 million ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 60 countries
All-time high
2.65 million ha
in 2023
All-time low
1.16 million ha
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Olives — Area harvested in Spain, 1980–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1980200220241980: 1.2M ha1981: 2.0M ha1982: 2.0M ha1983: 2.1M ha1984: 2.0M ha1985: 2.1M ha1986: 2.1M ha1987: 2.1M ha1988: 2.0M ha1989: 2.1M ha1990: 2.1M ha1991: 2.1M ha1992: 2.1M ha1993: 2.1M ha1994: 2.1M ha1995: 2.1M ha1996: 2.1M ha1997: 2.2M ha1998: 2.2M ha1999: 2.2M ha2000: 2.3M ha2001: 2.4M ha2002: 2.4M ha2003: 2.4M ha2004: 2.5M ha2005: 2.5M ha2006: 2.5M ha2007: 2.5M ha2008: 2.5M ha2009: 2.4M ha2010: 2.5M ha2011: 2.5M ha2012: 2.5M ha2013: 2.5M ha2014: 2.5M ha2015: 2.4M ha2016: 2.5M ha2017: 2.6M ha2018: 2.6M ha2019: 2.6M ha2020: 2.6M ha2021: 2.6M ha2022: 2.6M ha2023: 2.7M ha2024: 2.6M ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Spain recorded 2.65 million ha for olives — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, olives — area harvested in Spain peaked at 2.65 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million ha, in 1980.

That places Spain 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Olives — Area harvested in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Olives — Area harvested in Spain, 1980 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1980 1.16 million ha —
1981 2.04 million ha +76.8%
1982 2.05 million ha +0.0%
1983 2.05 million ha +0.2%
1984 2.04 million ha -0.6%
1985 2.05 million ha +0.6%
1986 2.06 million ha +0.6%
1987 2.06 million ha -0.3%
1988 2.04 million ha -1.1%
1989 2.05 million ha +0.9%
1990 2.06 million ha +0.5%
1991 2.07 million ha +0.5%
1992 2.05 million ha -1.1%
1993 2.09 million ha +2.0%
1994 2.09 million ha +0.1%
1995 2.12 million ha +1.2%
1996 2.13 million ha +0.3%
1997 2.21 million ha +3.9%
1998 2.19 million ha -0.6%
1999 2.20 million ha +0.3%
2000 2.30 million ha +4.5%
2001 2.40 million ha +4.3%
2002 2.43 million ha +1.3%
2003 2.44 million ha +0.4%
2004 2.46 million ha +1.0%
2005 2.47 million ha +0.0%
2006 2.48 million ha +0.7%
2007 2.47 million ha -0.5%
2008 2.45 million ha -0.8%
2009 2.45 million ha -0.0%
2010 2.48 million ha +1.0%
2011 2.50 million ha +1.1%
2012 2.50 million ha +0.0%
2013 2.51 million ha +0.1%
2014 2.52 million ha +0.4%
2015 2.35 million ha -6.5%
2016 2.52 million ha +7.2%
2017 2.55 million ha +1.3%
2018 2.58 million ha +0.9%
2019 2.60 million ha +0.9%
2020 2.62 million ha +0.8%
2021 2.62 million ha -0.0%
2022 2.64 million ha +0.5%
2023 2.65 million ha +0.6%
2024 2.65 million ha -0.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Olives — 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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +76.8% 1.16 million ha 2.04 million ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.96 million ha 1.16 million ha 2.06 million ha 10
1990s 2.12 million ha 2.05 million ha 2.21 million ha 10
2000s 2.44 million ha 2.30 million ha 2.48 million ha 10
2010s 2.51 million ha 2.35 million ha 2.60 million ha 10
2020s 2.64 million ha 2.62 million ha 2.65 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 2 Tunisia 1.87 million ha compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 913,319 ha compare
  3. 3 Morocco 1.24 million ha compare
  4. 3 Syrian Arab Republic 681,220 ha compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,142 ha compare
  6. 4 Italy 1.08 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 87 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is olives — area harvested in Spain?
Olives — area harvested in Spain was 2.65 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest olives — area harvested recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 2.65 million ha in 2023.
What is the lowest olives — area harvested recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million ha in 1980.
How does Spain rank for olives — area harvested?
Spain ranks 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
Is olives — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Olives — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Olives — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
87 places, 3,675 data points, 1961–2024
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