Sorghum — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Sorghum — Area harvested was 6,500 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 6,500 ha for sorghum — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Spain peaked at 53,518 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 675 ha, in 1962.
Spain ranks 69th of 120 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 755 ha | — |
| 1962 | 675 ha | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 1,565 ha | +131.9% |
| 1964 | 21,595 ha | +1279.9% |
| 1965 | 20,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 25,500 ha | +27.5% |
| 1967 | 17,469 ha | -31.5% |
| 1968 | 31,534 ha | +80.5% |
| 1969 | 48,626 ha | +54.2% |
| 1970 | 47,000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 41,500 ha | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 44,300 ha | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 43,300 ha | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 36,600 ha | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 34,700 ha | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 37,510 ha | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 41,309 ha | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 53,518 ha | +29.6% |
| 1979 | 43,075 ha | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 38,234 ha | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 33,695 ha | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 27,433 ha | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 20,218 ha | -26.3% |
| 1984 | 20,686 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 20,605 ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 19,044 ha | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 15,005 ha | -21.2% |
| 1988 | 18,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 21,100 ha | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 16,700 ha | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 18,700 ha | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 8,700 ha | -53.5% |
| 1993 | 4,885 ha | -43.9% |
| 1994 | 20,500 ha | +319.7% |
| 1995 | 6,400 ha | -68.8% |
| 1996 | 9,300 ha | +45.3% |
| 1997 | 10,198 ha | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 12,600 ha | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 9,400 ha | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 8,842 ha | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 8,548 ha | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 7,597 ha | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 6,420 ha | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 7,155 ha | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 6,511 ha | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 5,420 ha | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 7,100 ha | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 6,829 ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 7,541 ha | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 7,140 ha | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 8,482 ha | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 7,700 ha | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 9,000 ha | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 7,288 ha | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 8,375 ha | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 8,124 ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6,958 ha | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 5,970 ha | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 6,560 ha | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 5,250 ha | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 4,330 ha | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 4,710 ha | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 6,510 ha | +38.2% |
| 2024 | 6,500 ha | -0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 6,500 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,063 ha, 6.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Spain's 6,500 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,750 ha, 3.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +1279.9% | 1,565 ha | 21,595 ha |
| 1994 | +319.7% | 4,885 ha | 20,500 ha |
| 1963 | +131.9% | 675 ha | 1,565 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,635 ha | 675 ha | 48,626 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 42,281 ha | 34,700 ha | 53,518 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,402 ha | 15,005 ha | 38,234 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,738 ha | 4,885 ha | 20,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,196 ha | 5,420 ha | 8,842 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,560 ha | 5,970 ha | 9,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,460 ha | 4,330 ha | 6,510 ha | 5 |
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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 sorghum — area harvested in Spain?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Spain was 6,500 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 53,518 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 675 ha in 1962.
- How does Spain rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 Sorghum — 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.