Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested was 299,070 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Spain stood at 299,070 ha.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 424.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Spain peaked at 341,920 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,885 ha, in 2008.
That places Spain 4th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 289,630 ha | — |
| 1962 | 291,030 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 289,507 ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 274,410 ha | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 259,270 ha | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 262,200 ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 241,500 ha | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 222,700 ha | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 209,600 ha | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 189,800 ha | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 168,600 ha | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 160,769 ha | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 154,691 ha | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 148,845 ha | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 126,000 ha | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 107,000 ha | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 95,900 ha | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 94,300 ha | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 90,200 ha | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 86,900 ha | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 83,190 ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 82,300 ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 67,800 ha | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 60,636 ha | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 60,539 ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 59,339 ha | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 49,525 ha | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 43,298 ha | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 33,115 ha | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 32,713 ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 30,759 ha | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 21,985 ha | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 16,492 ha | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 18,673 ha | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 28,154 ha | +50.8% |
| 1996 | 34,600 ha | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 52,400 ha | +51.4% |
| 1998 | 86,500 ha | +65.1% |
| 1999 | 119,400 ha | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 108,500 ha | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 107,200 ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 119,000 ha | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 123,100 ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 106,900 ha | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 26,979 ha | -74.8% |
| 2006 | 21,618 ha | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 14,144 ha | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 11,885 ha | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 21,916 ha | +84.4% |
| 2010 | 22,195 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 29,500 ha | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 34,500 ha | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 34,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 57,000 ha | +67.6% |
| 2015 | 62,201 ha | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 90,641 ha | +45.7% |
| 2017 | 81,669 ha | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 297,690 ha | +264.5% |
| 2019 | 250,630 ha | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 226,400 ha | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 221,650 ha | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 218,390 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 341,920 ha | +56.6% |
| 2024 | 299,070 ha | -12.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 299,070 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,190 ha, 136.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 299,070 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,330 ha, 69.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other pulses n.e.c. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +264.5% | 81,669 ha | 297,690 ha |
| 2009 | +84.4% | 11,885 ha | 21,916 ha |
| 2014 | +67.6% | 34,000 ha | 57,000 ha |
| 2005 | -74.8% | 106,900 ha | 26,979 ha |
| 1998 | +65.1% | 52,400 ha | 86,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 259,983 ha | 209,600 ha | 291,030 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 133,610 ha | 90,200 ha | 189,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,664 ha | 33,115 ha | 86,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,168 ha | 16,492 ha | 119,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,124 ha | 11,885 ha | 123,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,003 ha | 22,195 ha | 297,690 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,486 ha | 218,390 ha | 341,920 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 India 1.94 million ha compare
- 2 Mozambique 453,755 ha compare
- 3 Bangladesh 377,073 ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 159,760 ha compare
- 5 Ghana 282,061 ha compare
- 6 Poland 240,200 ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 35,095 ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27,030 ha compare
- 7 Kenya 201,246 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 other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Spain?
- Other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Spain was 299,070 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 341,920 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,885 ha in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 424.7%. 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 Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested. 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.