Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Spain
Spain: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 25,110 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, onions and shallots, green — yield in Spain stood at 25,110 kg/ha.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Spain peaked at 30,909 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11,995 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Spain 16th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,667 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,995 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 12,293 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 13,723 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 13,344 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 13,136 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 12,984 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 13,304 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 12,645 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 12,765 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 13,368 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 15,556 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 14,133 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 13,706 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 13,900 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 13,261 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 16,839 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1979 | 13,621 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 13,900 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 14,600 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 15,042 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 15,490 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 13,940 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 15,322 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 15,000 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 15,376 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 14,781 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 15,088 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 15,531 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 15,883 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 15,571 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 16,101 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 16,462 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 16,604 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 16,000 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 16,667 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 21,047 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 17,500 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 19,755 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 20,257 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 21,280 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 21,205 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 22,287 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 21,092 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 27,066 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 29,704 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 25,333 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 25,668 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 28,918 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 23,638 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 26,433 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 25,460 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 26,738 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 27,318 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 30,909 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 25,110 kg/ha | -18.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 25,110 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 17,092 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Spain's 25,110 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,054 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,899 kg/ha | 11,995 kg/ha | 13,723 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,115 kg/ha | 12,765 kg/ha | 16,839 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,854 kg/ha | 13,900 kg/ha | 15,490 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,737 kg/ha | 15,531 kg/ha | 21,047 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,365 kg/ha | 19,755 kg/ha | 29,704 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,815 kg/ha | 23,638 kg/ha | 30,909 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 13 Mali 26,126 kg/ha compare
- 14 Jordan 25,424 kg/ha compare
- 15 Norway 25,300 kg/ha compare
- 16 Caribbean 13,349 kg/ha compare
- 17 North Macedonia 22,807 kg/ha compare
- 18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 22,767 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, Taiwan Province of 22,073 kg/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 onions and shallots, green — yield in Spain?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Spain was 25,110 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 30,909 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,995 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Spain rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 Onions and shallots, green — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.