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How much almonds do Spain produce and export?

Spain is the 3rd largest producer of almonds: 369,700 tonnes in 2024, 9.4% of the world's 3.9 million tonnes (FAOSTAT). It is the 2nd largest exporter by value: $614.4 million in 2024, 12% of world exports of shelled almonds (HS 080212) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is Germany, which takes 23% of its almonds exports by value.

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Spain's almonds production

Spain almonds production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
3369,700 tonnes9.4%+6.6% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Spain almonds production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of spain almonds production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Spain almonds production from 204,000 to 369,700, peaking at 416,950.0100,000200,000300,000400,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Spain almonds production

Share of world output over time

Spain's share of world almonds production in selected years
19902000201020202024
19%16%8.6%10%9.4%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 26%, 1970s 30%, 1980s 23%, 1990s 19%, 2000s 12%, 2010s 7.7%, 2020s 8.7%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Spain's almonds exports

Spain exports of Almonds, shelled, fresh or dried, 2024
World rankExport valueShare of world exportsQuantity (tonnes)Average value per tonneYear
2$614.4 million12%118,118 t$5,2022024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 080212 (Almonds, shelled, fresh or dried).

Where Spain's almonds goes

Largest destinations of Spain's almonds exports, 2024
DestinationValueShare of Spain's exports
Germany$141M23%
Italy$119M19%
France$116M19%
Netherlands$28M4.5%
Poland$21M3.4%

Largest five destinations of 2,177 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

Spain as a buyer of almonds

Spain imported $381.2 million of shelled almonds (HS 080212) in 2024, 7.3% of world imports, ranked #2. Of its $381.2 million of almonds imports in 2024, 79% came from the United States and 11% from Portugal, among 44 suppliers. Largest sources: United States (79%), Portugal (11%), Australia (3.4%), Germany (3.3%), Netherlands (1.2%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

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