Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 61,390 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 61,390 ha for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Spain peaked at 425,245 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 59,360 ha, in 2023.
Spain ranks 78th of 191 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 425,245 ha | — |
| 1962 | 417,285 ha | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 418,859 ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 371,765 ha | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 373,511 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 378,947 ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 379,875 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 385,630 ha | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 380,025 ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 401,350 ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 398,320 ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 405,539 ha | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 413,283 ha | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 411,154 ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 388,652 ha | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 395,017 ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 406,847 ha | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 375,097 ha | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 358,217 ha | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 358,918 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 346,917 ha | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 342,682 ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 343,358 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 350,731 ha | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 333,998 ha | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 300,028 ha | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 298,363 ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 284,943 ha | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 280,702 ha | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 273,979 ha | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 268,602 ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 259,472 ha | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 210,220 ha | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 202,896 ha | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 207,548 ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 183,828 ha | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 151,831 ha | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 135,088 ha | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 137,777 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 120,022 ha | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 116,836 ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 111,888 ha | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 102,334 ha | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 103,947 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 96,843 ha | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 89,071 ha | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 87,547 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 83,689 ha | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 87,250 ha | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 80,702 ha | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 81,331 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 73,554 ha | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 72,647 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 77,748 ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 73,641 ha | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 74,584 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 73,539 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 67,490 ha | -8.2% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 392,349 ha | 371,765 ha | 425,245 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 395,348 ha | 358,217 ha | 413,283 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 324,064 ha | 280,702 ha | 358,918 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 203,124 ha | 135,088 ha | 273,979 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,943 ha | 83,689 ha | 120,022 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,189 ha | 66,650 ha | 81,331 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,898 ha | 59,360 ha | 65,400 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 75 Mali 65,829 ha compare
- 76 Denmark 65,400 ha compare
- 77 Tajikistan 63,315 ha compare
- 79 Myanmar 54,230 ha compare
- 80 Turkmenistan 53,855 ha compare
- 81 Australia and New Zealand 51,223 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Spain?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Spain was 61,390 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 425,245 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,360 ha in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.