Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Spain
Spain: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 80.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Spain is 80.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Spain peaked at 82.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1962.
That places Spain 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 43.0% | 67.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.6% | 66.4% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 74.2% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 70.9% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 78.2% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.1% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.1% | 81.8% | 4 |
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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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Spain?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Spain was 80.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1962.
- How does Spain rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Spain ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.