Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Spain
Spain: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.04 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.04 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.1374 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0382 ha per person, in 2009.
That places Spain 29th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1266 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1374 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1357 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1311 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1333 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1298 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1304 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1198 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1127 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1111 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1068 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1037 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0901 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0895 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0744 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0767 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0744 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0746 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0686 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.072 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0698 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0701 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0682 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0602 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0531 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0548 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0574 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0603 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0597 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0516 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0571 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0573 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0516 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0498 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0535 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0504 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0519 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0475 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.06 ha per person | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 0.058 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0533 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0581 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.051 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0507 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0521 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0433 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0399 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.045 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0382 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0418 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0427 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0468 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0456 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0467 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0469 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0486 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.045 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0441 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0408 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0404 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0449 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0455 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0405 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.04 ha per person | -1.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.04 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.04 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1285 ha per person | 0.1127 ha per person | 0.1374 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.087 ha per person | 0.0686 ha per person | 0.1111 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0626 ha per person | 0.0531 ha per person | 0.072 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0531 ha per person | 0.0475 ha per person | 0.06 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0489 ha per person | 0.0382 ha per person | 0.0581 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0449 ha per person | 0.0408 ha per person | 0.0486 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0423 ha per person | 0.04 ha per person | 0.0455 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- 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)
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- 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Spain?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Spain was 0.04 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1374 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0382 ha per person in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.