> In 2017 Spain produced 11,900 t of poppy seed. Over ten years it grew by 116%. The record was 12,000 t in 2013. Area harvested: 11,000 ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.

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# Poppy seed production in Spain

In 2017 Spain produced 11,900 t of poppy seed. Over ten years it grew by 116%. The record was 12,000 t in 2013. Area harvested: 11,000 ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Production, 201711,900 t
World rank—
10-year change+116%
Record12,000 t2013

## Poppy seed in Spain, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 11,900 | +0.8% | 11,000 | 1.08 |
| 2016 | 11,800 | −1.7% | 10,800 | 1.09 |
| 2015 | 12,000 | +9.1% | 11,000 | 1.09 |
| 2014 | 11,000 | −8.3% | 10,500 | 1.05 |
| 2013 | 12,000 | +9.1% | 11,000 | 1.09 |
| 2012 | 11,000 | +38% | 10,000 | 1.10 |
| 2011 | 8,000 | +1.9% | 7,000 | 1.14 |
| 2010 | 7,850 | +12% | 7,904 | 0.99 |
| 2009 | 7,000 | +7.7% | 7,770 | 0.90 |
| 2008 | 6,500 | +18% | 7,220 | 0.90 |
| 2007 | 5,500 | +24% | 6,110 | 0.90 |
| 2006 | 4,448 | +16% | 4,830 | 0.92 |
| 2005 | 3,850 | +49% | 4,270 | 0.90 |
| 2004 | 2,577 | +59% | 2,806 | 0.92 |
| 2003 | 1,617 | +1,517% | 1,763 | 0.92 |
| 2002 | 100 | −50% | 110 | 0.91 |
| 2001 | 200 | −90% | 220 | 0.91 |
| 2000 | 2,100 | +500% | 2,330 | 0.90 |
| 1999 | 350 | −61% | 380 | 0.92 |
| 1998 | 900 | +200% | 1,000 | 0.90 |
| 1997 | 300 | −50% | 330 | 0.91 |
| 1996 | 600 | +100% | 660 | 0.91 |
| 1995 | 300 | −63% | 330 | 0.91 |
| 1994 | 800 | −19% | 880 | 0.91 |
| 1993 | 985 | −42% | 1,092 | 0.90 |
| 1992 | 1,700 | +467% | 1,880 | 0.90 |
| 1991 | 300 | −77% | 330 | 0.91 |
| 1990 | 1,300 | +30% | 1,440 | 0.90 |
| 1989 | 1,000 | −33% | 1,110 | 0.90 |
| 1988 | 1,500 | +400% | 1,660 | 0.90 |
| 1987 | 300 | +50% | 330 | 0.91 |
| 1986 | 200 | +100% | 220 | 0.91 |
| 1985 | 100 | −97% | 110 | 0.91 |
| 1984 | 3,100 | — | 3,440 | 0.90 |
| 1983 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |

## Trade, 2024

Exports3,866 t USD 9.3 m
Exporter rank5 of 39
Imports552 t USD 1.7 m
Importer rank19 of 85
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/poppy-seed/)

## Other large producers

[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/turkey/)[Serbia](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/serbia/)[North Macedonia](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/north-macedonia/)
[All countries producing poppy seed](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/)

## 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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