Safflower seed — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Safflower seed — Area harvested was 6,704 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Safflower seed — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, safflower seed — area harvested in Spain stood at 6,704 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 14,473.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, safflower seed — area harvested in Spain peaked at 70,085 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 21 ha, in 2001.
Spain ranks 12th of 24 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.
Safflower seed — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 45,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 45,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 45,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 45,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 55,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 70,085 ha | +27.4% |
| 1968 | 54,602 ha | -22.1% |
| 1969 | 10,751 ha | -80.3% |
| 1970 | 14,268 ha | +32.7% |
| 1971 | 22,000 ha | +54.2% |
| 1972 | 15,800 ha | -28.2% |
| 1973 | 33,800 ha | +113.9% |
| 1974 | 34,400 ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 34,100 ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 35,700 ha | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 28,700 ha | -19.6% |
| 1978 | 14,900 ha | -48.1% |
| 1979 | 17,151 ha | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 19,800 ha | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 12,300 ha | -37.9% |
| 1982 | 19,900 ha | +61.8% |
| 1983 | 18,600 ha | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 20,108 ha | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 19,327 ha | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 14,600 ha | -24.5% |
| 1987 | 12,464 ha | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 7,382 ha | -40.8% |
| 1989 | 6,573 ha | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 1,385 ha | -78.9% |
| 1991 | 391 ha | -71.8% |
| 1992 | 588 ha | +50.4% |
| 1993 | 317 ha | -46.1% |
| 1994 | 260 ha | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 53 ha | -79.6% |
| 1996 | 344 ha | +549.1% |
| 1997 | 188 ha | -45.3% |
| 1998 | 168 ha | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 200 ha | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 101 ha | -49.5% |
| 2001 | 21 ha | -79.2% |
| 2002 | 64 ha | +204.8% |
| 2003 | 147 ha | +129.7% |
| 2004 | 111 ha | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 48 ha | -56.8% |
| 2006 | 78 ha | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 46 ha | -41.0% |
| 2008 | 1,738 ha | +3678.3% |
| 2009 | 2,377 ha | +36.8% |
| 2010 | 3,568 ha | +50.1% |
| 2011 | 7,249 ha | +103.2% |
| 2012 | 3,309 ha | -54.4% |
| 2013 | 4,084 ha | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 4,515 ha | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 3,981 ha | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 5,875 ha | +47.6% |
| 2017 | 6,704 ha | +14.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 6,704 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,242 ha, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Spain's 6,704 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 604 ha, 11.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Safflower seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +3678.3% | 46 ha | 1,738 ha |
| 1996 | +549.1% | 53 ha | 344 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,160 ha | 10,751 ha | 70,085 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,082 ha | 14,268 ha | 35,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,105 ha | 6,573 ha | 20,108 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 389.4 ha | 53 ha | 1,385 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 473.1 ha | 21 ha | 2,377 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,911 ha | 3,309 ha | 7,249 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 9 USSR 12,000 ha compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 9,804 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia 7,268 ha compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 6,565 ha compare
- 14 Australia 6,229 ha compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 6,229 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 safflower seed — area harvested in Spain?
- Safflower seed — area harvested in Spain was 6,704 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest safflower seed — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 70,085 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest safflower seed — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 ha in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for safflower seed — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
- Is safflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14,473.9%. 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 Safflower seed — 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.