Starchy Roots — Food in Spain
Spain: Starchy Roots — Food was 2,881 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Starchy Roots — Food in Spain, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food in Spain stood at 2,881 1000 t.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Spain peaked at 2,978 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,704 1000 t, in 2015.
That places Spain 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Starchy Roots — Food in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,978 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,950 1000 t | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,916 1000 t | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,819 1000 t | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,803 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,704 1000 t | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2,777 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,775 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,852 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2,881 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,737 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 2,843 1000 t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2,887 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,881 1000 t | -0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2,881 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 233.5 1000 t, 12.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2,881 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 406 1000 t, 7.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,846 1000 t | 2,704 1000 t | 2,978 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,837 1000 t | 2,737 1000 t | 2,887 1000 t | 4 |
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 starchy roots — food in Spain?
- Starchy roots — food in Spain was 2,881 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,978 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,704 1000 t in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for starchy roots — food?
- Spain ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.