Rye — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Rye — Area harvested was 97,260 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rye — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — area harvested in Spain stood at 97,260 ha.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Spain peaked at 486,240 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 84,010 ha, in 2023.
That places Spain 11th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rye — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 485,075 ha | — |
| 1962 | 486,240 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 437,770 ha | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 406,330 ha | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 392,941 ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 383,600 ha | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 397,652 ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 365,683 ha | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 352,600 ha | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 313,200 ha | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 294,300 ha | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 278,400 ha | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 268,200 ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 249,000 ha | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 227,500 ha | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 223,900 ha | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 236,100 ha | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 228,369 ha | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 219,600 ha | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 217,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 220,400 ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 211,900 ha | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 217,300 ha | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 230,528 ha | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 211,300 ha | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 221,088 ha | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 221,941 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 221,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 223,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 202,200 ha | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 186,700 ha | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 179,500 ha | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 174,928 ha | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 153,885 ha | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 165,200 ha | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 167,100 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 142,807 ha | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 124,300 ha | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 122,200 ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 109,609 ha | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 102,058 ha | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 102,103 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91,300 ha | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 90,669 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 88,746 ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 106,073 ha | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 111,744 ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 111,513 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 132,161 ha | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 135,488 ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 149,321 ha | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 161,702 ha | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 155,700 ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 170,185 ha | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 179,048 ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 155,256 ha | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 108,080 ha | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 136,250 ha | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 138,090 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 137,590 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 118,200 ha | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 99,620 ha | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 84,010 ha | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 97,260 ha | +15.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 97,260 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,740 ha, 7.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Spain's 97,260 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha, 14.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 411,988 ha | 352,600 ha | 486,240 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 253,857 ha | 219,600 ha | 313,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 219,546 ha | 211,300 ha | 230,528 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 161,882 ha | 122,200 ha | 202,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,598 ha | 88,746 ha | 132,161 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,912 ha | 108,080 ha | 179,048 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,336 ha | 84,010 ha | 137,590 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 rye — area harvested in Spain?
- Rye — area harvested in Spain was 97,260 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 486,240 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,010 ha in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for rye — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 11th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — 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.