> In 2017 Spain produced 1,848 t of dates. Over ten years it fell by 63%. The record was 17,000 t in 1965. Area harvested: 492 ha, yield 3.8 t/ha.

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# Dates production in Spain

In 2017 Spain produced 1,848 t of dates. Over ten years it fell by 63%. The record was 17,000 t in 1965. Area harvested: 492 ha, yield 3.8 t/ha.

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Production, 20171,848 t
World rank—
10-year change−63%
Record17,000 t1965

## Dates in Spain, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 1,848 | −6.4% | 492 | 3.76 |
| 2016 | 1,975 | −33% | 501 | 3.94 |
| 2015 | 2,929 | −27% | 603 | 4.86 |
| 2014 | 4,000 | +39% | 700 | 5.71 |
| 2013 | 2,872 | −28% | 588 | 4.88 |
| 2012 | 3,972 | +6.2% | 613 | 6.48 |
| 2011 | 3,741 | −6.5% | 679 | 5.51 |
| 2010 | 4,002 | −9.8% | 736 | 5.44 |
| 2009 | 4,435 | −1.0% | 830 | 5.34 |
| 2008 | 4,481 | −10% | 837 | 5.35 |
| 2007 | 5,000 | +8.2% | 950 | 5.26 |
| 2006 | 4,622 | +6.0% | 865 | 5.34 |
| 2005 | 4,360 | +2.0% | 893 | 4.88 |
| 2004 | 4,273 | +19% | 866 | 4.93 |
| 2003 | 3,580 | +3.7% | 764 | 4.69 |
| 2002 | 3,451 | −7.5% | 764 | 4.52 |
| 2001 | 3,732 | +0.4% | 856 | 4.36 |
| 2000 | 3,717 | −51% | 754 | 4.93 |
| 1999 | 7,565 | +0.8% | 525 | 14.41 |
| 1998 | 7,504 | −6.6% | 585 | 12.83 |
| 1997 | 8,038 | −0.8% | 588 | 13.67 |
| 1996 | 8,105 | +1.1% | 494 | 16.41 |
| 1995 | 8,020 | −0.4% | 464 | 17.28 |
| 1994 | 8,050 | +1.9% | 456 | 17.65 |
| 1993 | 7,902 | +1.4% | 416 | 19.00 |
| 1992 | 7,792 | +1.4% | 442 | 17.63 |
| 1991 | 7,688 | −31% | 427 | 18.00 |
| 1990 | 11,201 | +14% | 603 | 18.58 |
| 1989 | 9,787 | +1.6% | 516 | 18.97 |
| 1988 | 9,633 | −9.5% | 516 | 18.67 |
| 1987 | 10,645 | −5.5% | 572 | 18.61 |
| 1986 | 11,260 | −12% | 602 | 18.70 |
| 1985 | 12,798 | +1.2% | 660 | 19.39 |
| 1984 | 12,648 | +16% | 662 | 19.11 |
| 1983 | 10,914 | −4.3% | 557 | 19.59 |
| 1982 | 11,408 | +3.1% | 542 | 21.05 |
| 1981 | 11,060 | +16% | 534 | 20.71 |
| 1980 | 9,535 | −2.5% | 449 | 21.24 |
| 1979 | 9,776 | −22% | 453 | 21.58 |
| 1978 | 12,592 | −0.8% | 587 | 21.45 |
| 1977 | 12,690 | −18% | 589 | 21.54 |
| 1976 | 15,408 | −1.7% | 736 | 20.93 |
| 1975 | 15,676 | −1.2% | 751 | 20.87 |
| 1974 | 15,869 | −2.9% | 752 | 21.10 |
| 1973 | 16,339 | +9.0% | 759 | 21.53 |
| 1972 | 14,984 | −6.0% | 706 | 21.22 |
| 1971 | 15,944 | +7.2% | 710 | 22.46 |
| 1970 | 14,876 | −6.1% | 710 | 20.95 |
| 1969 | 15,838 | −2.3% | 620 | 25.55 |
| 1968 | 16,204 | +8.4% | 620 | 26.14 |
| 1967 | 14,943 | −5.0% | 620 | 24.10 |
| 1966 | 15,728 | −7.5% | 620 | 25.37 |
| 1965 | 17,000 | +13% | 621 | 27.38 |
| 1964 | 15,000 | +25% | 531 | 28.25 |
| 1963 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 401 | 29.93 |
| 1962 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 401 | 29.93 |
| 1961 | 12,000 | — | 405 | 29.63 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1,498 t USD 5.9 m
Exporter rank29 of 98
Imports14,495 t USD 46.7 m
Importer rank24 of 178
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/)

## Other large producers

[Saudi Arabia](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/saudi-arabia/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/egypt/)[Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/algeria/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/iran/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/pakistan/)[Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/iraq/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/sudan/)[Oman](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/oman/)[Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/tunisia/)[United Arab Emirates](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/united-arab-emirates/)[Libya](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/libya/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/china/)
[All countries producing dates](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/)

## Other products of Spain

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[Agricultural production in Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/country/spain/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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