Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 51,823 ha in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 51,823 ha for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in 2022.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Spain peaked at 346,200 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 31,100 ha, in 1995.
That places Spain 33rd out of 94 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 318,700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 346,200 ha | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 262,722 ha | -24.1% |
| 1964 | 196,710 ha | -25.1% |
| 1965 | 197,615 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 234,100 ha | +18.5% |
| 1967 | 143,896 ha | -38.5% |
| 1968 | 136,277 ha | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 149,887 ha | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 90,800 ha | -39.4% |
| 1971 | 78,300 ha | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 122,400 ha | +56.3% |
| 1973 | 92,500 ha | -24.4% |
| 1974 | 100,700 ha | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 62,100 ha | -38.3% |
| 1976 | 56,300 ha | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 77,500 ha | +37.7% |
| 1978 | 43,400 ha | -44.0% |
| 1979 | 46,600 ha | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 62,659 ha | +34.5% |
| 1981 | 72,200 ha | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 49,400 ha | -31.6% |
| 1983 | 39,600 ha | -19.8% |
| 1984 | 60,313 ha | +52.3% |
| 1985 | 63,903 ha | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 80,600 ha | +26.1% |
| 1987 | 81,300 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 135,500 ha | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 67,800 ha | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 83,900 ha | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 78,541 ha | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 75,467 ha | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 31,911 ha | -57.7% |
| 1994 | 39,880 ha | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 31,100 ha | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 77,300 ha | +148.6% |
| 1997 | 112,159 ha | +45.1% |
| 1998 | 98,700 ha | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 108,600 ha | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 91,656 ha | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 91,477 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 86,300 ha | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 94,657 ha | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 89,124 ha | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 86,072 ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 62,529 ha | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 65,238 ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 52,639 ha | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 58,649 ha | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 63,217 ha | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 67,118 ha | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 69,662 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 63,520 ha | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 74,265 ha | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 63,326 ha | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 60,814 ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 62,982 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 65,121 ha | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 66,147 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 61,568 ha | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 57,914 ha | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 51,823 ha | -10.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 51,823 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 753.5 ha, 68.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Spain's 51,823 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32,361 ha, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed cotton, unginned — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +148.6% | 31,100 ha | 77,300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220,679 ha | 136,277 ha | 346,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 77,060 ha | 43,400 ha | 122,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,328 ha | 39,600 ha | 135,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,756 ha | 31,100 ha | 112,159 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,834 ha | 52,639 ha | 94,657 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,617 ha | 60,814 ha | 74,265 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,102 ha | 51,823 ha | 61,568 ha | 3 |
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 seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Spain?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Spain was 51,823 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 346,200 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,100 ha in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 94 countries with data for 2022.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.