Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Spain
Spain: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 3.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 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
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Spain stood at 3.9%.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Spain peaked at 5.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1972.
Spain ranks 55th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Spain?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Spain was 3.9% 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 industrial uses recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1972.
- How does Spain rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Spain ranks 55th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.