Yields of key staple crops in Spain
Spain: Yields of key staple crops was 3.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Spain stood at 3.65 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 76.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Spain peaked at 4.25 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8837 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Spain ranks 47th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.8837 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 44 Bangladesh 3.76 tonnes per hectare compare
- 45 Switzerland 3.67 tonnes per hectare compare
- 46 Italy 3.66 tonnes per hectare compare
- 48 India 3.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 Finland 3.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 United States 3.45 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Spain?
- Yields of key staple crops in Spain was 3.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8837 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Spain ranks 47th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.