What is cereal production in Spain?

Cereal production in Spain was 20.86 million metric tons in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest cereal production recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 27.32 million metric tons in 2020.

What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 7.50 million metric tons in 1961.

How does Spain rank for cereal production?

Spain ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.

Is cereal production rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereal production in Spain

Name: Cereal production in Spain
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Spain: Cereal production was 20.86 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

20.86 million metric tons

Change on year

up 74.9%

World rank

28th

of 181 countries

All-time high

27.32 million metric tons

in 2020

All-time low

7.50 million metric tons

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Cereal production in Spain, 1961–2024

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Spain recorded 20.86 million metric tons for cereal production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal production in Spain peaked at 27.32 million metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.50 million metric tons, in 1961.

That places Spain 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.59 million metric tons	7.50 million metric tons	11.58 million metric tons	9
1970s	13.21 million metric tons	10.26 million metric tons	16.34 million metric tons	10
1980s	17.99 million metric tons	11.58 million metric tons	23.83 million metric tons	10
1990s	17.94 million metric tons	11.59 million metric tons	22.58 million metric tons	10
2000s	21.04 million metric tons	14.24 million metric tons	24.84 million metric tons	10
2010s	21.23 million metric tons	16.65 million metric tons	25.37 million metric tons	10
2020s	20.98 million metric tons	11.93 million metric tons	27.32 million metric tons	5

Countries ranked near Spain

25 Egypt 23.39 million metric tons compare
26 United Kingdom 22.05 million metric tons compare
27 Iran 20.96 million metric tons compare
29 Romania 20.78 million metric tons compare
30 Italy 15.45 million metric tons compare
31 South Africa 15.31 million metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Spain

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Rural population 19.5% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 3,786 kg per hectare (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 115.14 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereal production in Spain?: Cereal production in Spain was 20.86 million metric tons in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest cereal production recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 27.32 million metric tons in 2020.
What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 7.50 million metric tons in 1961.
How does Spain rank for cereal production?: Spain ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereal production rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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 and those used for grazing are excluded.