Rye yields in Spain
Spain: Rye yields was 2.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rye yields in Spain is 2.3 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 58.3% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Spain peaked at 2.97 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.724 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Spain ranks 41st of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8896 tonnes per hectare | 0.724 tonnes per hectare | 0.9782 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9736 tonnes per hectare | 0.8263 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.798 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.9941 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Spain?
- Rye yields in Spain was 2.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.724 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for rye yields?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.