Potatoes — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Potatoes — Area harvested was 61,390 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested in Spain is 61,390 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Spain peaked at 416,360 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 59,360 ha, in 2023.
Spain ranks 46th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 416,360 ha | — |
| 1962 | 408,775 ha | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 410,709 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 365,215 ha | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 368,395 ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 374,600 ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 376,181 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 382,100 ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 376,625 ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 396,900 ha | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 393,800 ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 401,100 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 409,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 407,100 ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 384,800 ha | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 390,800 ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 402,600 ha | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 371,400 ha | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 354,700 ha | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 355,200 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 342,700 ha | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 338,300 ha | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 340,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 347,540 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 330,909 ha | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 296,747 ha | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 295,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 282,100 ha | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 278,100 ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 271,300 ha | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 266,200 ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 257,152 ha | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 207,971 ha | -19.1% |
| 1994 | 200,670 ha | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 206,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 181,947 ha | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 150,079 ha | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 133,488 ha | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 136,100 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 118,754 ha | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 115,126 ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 110,146 ha | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 101,101 ha | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 102,120 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 94,998 ha | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 87,199 ha | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 85,728 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 81,825 ha | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 85,366 ha | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 79,162 ha | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 79,865 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 72,023 ha | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 71,100 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 75,956 ha | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 71,676 ha | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 72,136 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70,878 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 67,490 ha | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 66,650 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 65,400 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 63,280 ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 60,060 ha | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 59,360 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 61,390 ha | +3.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 61,390 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,829 ha, 6.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Spain's 61,390 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17,594 ha, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 386,551 ha | 365,215 ha | 416,360 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 391,220 ha | 354,700 ha | 409,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 320,660 ha | 278,100 ha | 355,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 201,091 ha | 133,488 ha | 271,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,236 ha | 81,825 ha | 118,754 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,694 ha | 66,650 ha | 79,865 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,898 ha | 59,360 ha | 65,400 ha | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested in Spain?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Spain was 61,390 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 416,360 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,360 ha in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 46th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Potatoes — 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.