Soya beans — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Soya beans — Area harvested was 3,120 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, soya beans — area harvested in Spain stood at 3,120 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and up 287.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in Spain peaked at 24,752 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Spain 69th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 2,023 ha | — |
| 1971 | 1,778 ha | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 2,210 ha | +24.3% |
| 1973 | 7,546 ha | +241.4% |
| 1974 | 24,752 ha | +228.0% |
| 1975 | 7,718 ha | -68.8% |
| 1976 | 3,929 ha | -49.1% |
| 1977 | 4,289 ha | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 8,929 ha | +108.2% |
| 1979 | 8,620 ha | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 7,132 ha | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 4,548 ha | -36.2% |
| 1982 | 2,579 ha | -43.3% |
| 1983 | 1,062 ha | -58.8% |
| 1984 | 2,667 ha | +151.1% |
| 1985 | 2,362 ha | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 1,456 ha | -38.4% |
| 1987 | 1,705 ha | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 4,552 ha | +167.0% |
| 1989 | 10,650 ha | +134.0% |
| 1990 | 17,400 ha | +63.4% |
| 1991 | 4,500 ha | -74.1% |
| 1992 | 16,300 ha | +262.2% |
| 1993 | 997 ha | -93.9% |
| 1994 | 4,200 ha | +321.3% |
| 1995 | 2,616 ha | -37.7% |
| 1996 | 5,137 ha | +96.4% |
| 1997 | 3,800 ha | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 5,499 ha | +44.7% |
| 1999 | 4,200 ha | -23.6% |
| 2000 | 3,053 ha | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 2,477 ha | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 600 ha | -75.8% |
| 2003 | 272 ha | -54.7% |
| 2004 | 148 ha | -45.6% |
| 2005 | 1,123 ha | +658.8% |
| 2006 | 630 ha | -43.9% |
| 2007 | 344 ha | -45.4% |
| 2008 | 251 ha | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 1,247 ha | +396.8% |
| 2010 | 766 ha | -38.6% |
| 2011 | 699 ha | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 481 ha | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 500 ha | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 805 ha | +61.0% |
| 2015 | 1,317 ha | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 995 ha | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 1,692 ha | +70.1% |
| 2018 | 1,480 ha | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1,570 ha | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1,450 ha | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1,570 ha | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1,330 ha | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 2,440 ha | +83.5% |
| 2024 | 3,120 ha | +27.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3,120 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,120 ha, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3,120 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,120 ha, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soya beans — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +658.8% | 148 ha | 1,123 ha |
| 2009 | +396.8% | 251 ha | 1,247 ha |
| 1994 | +321.3% | 997 ha | 4,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,179 ha | 1,778 ha | 24,752 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,871 ha | 1,062 ha | 10,650 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,465 ha | 997 ha | 17,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,014 ha | 148 ha | 3,053 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,030 ha | 481 ha | 1,692 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,982 ha | 1,330 ha | 3,120 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 66 Nicaragua 4,000 ha compare
- 67 Switzerland 3,278 ha compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 3,215 ha compare
- 70 China, Taiwan Province of 3,000 ha compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 2,914 ha compare
- 72 El Salvador 2,779 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 soya beans — area harvested in Spain?
- Soya beans — area harvested in Spain was 3,120 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 24,752 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for soya beans — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 69th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 287.6%. 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 Soya beans — 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.