Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Spain

Land under cereal production in Spain in 2024 — 5,510,760 ha. Ranked 16 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 20.5%.

2024 5.51M ha +1.22% vs 2023
World rank 16of 79
Period maximum 7.91M ha1989
Period minimum 5.44M ha2023

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Spain, 1961–20245M6M7M8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 6,929,785 ha1963: 7,228,312 ha1965: 7,093,770 ha1967: 7,207,501 ha1969: 7,350,702 ha1971: 7,436,300 ha1973: 7,298,300 ha1975: 7,195,800 ha1977: 7,245,747 ha1979: 7,278,067 ha1981: 7,367,284 ha1983: 7,432,467 ha1985: 7,592,592 ha1987: 7,879,247 ha1989: 7,905,859 ha1991: 7,823,778 ha1993: 6,438,388 ha1995: 6,702,545 ha1997: 6,997,814 ha1999: 6,657,872 ha2001: 6,445,908 ha2003: 6,597,060 ha2005: 6,595,493 ha2007: 6,237,884 ha2009: 6,076,837 ha2011: 5,985,488 ha2013: 6,267,941 ha2015: 6,212,892 ha2017: 6,011,747 ha2019: 5,975,710 ha2021: 6,034,580 ha2023: 5,444,490 ha2024: 5,510,760 ha
Change over the period: −1.42M (−20.48%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 5.51M ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 5.51M +66,270 +1.22%
2023 5.44M −388,490 −6.66%
2022 5.83M −201,600 −3.34%
2021 6.03M −34,650 −0.57%
2020 6.07M +93,520 +1.57%
2019 5.98M −51,900 −0.86%
2018 6.03M +15,863 +0.26%
2017 6.01M −191,927 −3.09%
2016 6.2M −9,218 −0.15%
2015 6.21M −122,644 −1.94%
2014 6.34M +67,595 +1.08%
2013 6.27M +94,733 +1.53%
2012 6.17M +187,720 +3.14%
2011 5.99M −54,263 −0.9%
2010 6.04M −37,086 −0.61%
2009 6.08M −637,989 −9.5%
2008 6.71M +476,942 +7.65%
2007 6.24M −65,713 −1.04%
2006 6.3M −291,896 −4.43%
2005 6.6M −28,988 −0.44%
2004 6.62M +27,421 +0.42%
2003 6.6M −150,991 −2.24%
2002 6.75M +302,143 +4.69%
2001 6.45M −376,001 −5.51%
2000 6.82M +164,037 +2.46%
1999 6.66M +8,897 +0.13%
1998 6.65M −348,839 −4.98%
1997 7M +220,356 +3.25%
1996 6.78M +74,913 +1.12%
1995 6.7M +208,780 +3.22%
1994 6.49M +55,377 +0.86%
1993 6.44M −976,142 −13.17%
1992 7.41M −409,248 −5.23%
1991 7.82M +261,211 +3.45%
1990 7.56M −343,292 −4.34%
1989 7.91M +8,497 +0.11%
1988 7.9M +18,115 +0.23%
1987 7.88M +170,909 +2.22%
1986 7.71M +115,746 +1.52%
1985 7.59M +5,503 +0.07%
1984 7.59M +154,622 +2.08%
1983 7.43M −19,937 −0.27%
1982 7.45M +85,120 +1.16%
1981 7.37M −159,623 −2.12%
1980 7.53M +248,840 +3.42%
1979 7.28M −235,235 −3.13%
1978 7.51M +267,555 +3.69%
1977 7.25M +14,869 +0.21%
1976 7.23M +35,078 +0.49%
1975 7.2M −323,000 −4.3%
1974 7.52M +220,500 +3.02%
1973 7.3M −197,600 −2.64%
1972 7.5M +59,600 +0.8%
1971 7.44M +3,845 +0.05%
1970 7.43M +81,753 +1.11%
1969 7.35M −31,815 −0.43%
1968 7.38M +175,016 +2.43%
1967 7.21M +252,887 +3.64%
1966 6.95M −139,156 −1.96%
1965 7.09M +45,368 +0.64%
1964 7.05M −179,910 −2.49%
1963 7.23M −24,608 −0.34%
1962 7.25M +323,135 +4.66%
1961 6.93M

Southern Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.