Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 13,110 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Spain stood at 13,110 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Spain peaked at 13,230 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 163 ha, in 1963.
That places Spain 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190 ha | — |
| 1962 | 167 ha | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 163 ha | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 167 ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 191 ha | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 182 ha | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 184 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 179 ha | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 176 ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 265 ha | +50.6% |
| 1971 | 326 ha | +23.0% |
| 1972 | 617 ha | +89.3% |
| 1973 | 926 ha | +50.1% |
| 1974 | 653 ha | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 719 ha | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 784 ha | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 756 ha | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 813 ha | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 803 ha | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 788 ha | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 868 ha | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 832 ha | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 820 ha | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 939 ha | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 4,200 ha | +347.3% |
| 1986 | 4,400 ha | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 4,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,800 ha | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 4,900 ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 5,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 5,400 ha | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 4,900 ha | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 2,322 ha | -52.6% |
| 1994 | 2,271 ha | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,307 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,307 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,259 ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,397 ha | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 2,551 ha | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 4,065 ha | +59.3% |
| 2001 | 4,287 ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 5,333 ha | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 5,515 ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5,979 ha | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 5,846 ha | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 6,500 ha | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 7,147 ha | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 7,418 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 7,765 ha | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 7,899 ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8,355 ha | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 8,278 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7,800 ha | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 8,110 ha | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 8,926 ha | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 9,634 ha | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 10,367 ha | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 11,000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 11,440 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 12,290 ha | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 12,780 ha | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 12,710 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 13,230 ha | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 13,110 ha | -0.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 13,110 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,075 ha, 12.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Spain's 13,110 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,869 ha, 7.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Walnuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +347.3% | 939 ha | 4,200 ha |
| 1972 | +89.3% | 326 ha | 617 ha |
| 1993 | -52.6% | 4,900 ha | 2,322 ha |
| 2000 | +59.3% | 2,551 ha | 4,065 ha |
| 1970 | +50.6% | 176 ha | 265 ha |
| 1973 | +50.1% | 617 ha | 926 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 177.67 ha | 163 ha | 191 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 666.2 ha | 265 ha | 926 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,695 ha | 788 ha | 4,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,171 ha | 2,259 ha | 5,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,986 ha | 4,065 ha | 7,765 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,181 ha | 7,800 ha | 11,440 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,824 ha | 12,290 ha | 13,230 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Greece 19,580 ha compare
- 13 Argentina 14,616 ha compare
- 14 Ukraine 13,200 ha compare
- 16 Czechoslovakia 12,849 ha compare
- 17 Serbia and Montenegro 11,608 ha compare
- 18 North Macedonia 9,027 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 walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Spain?
- Walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Spain was 13,110 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 13,230 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 163 ha in 1963.
- How does Spain rank for walnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is walnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. 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 Walnuts, in shell — 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.