Which has higher rye production, Spain or United States?

United States, at 374,130 tonnes against 223,510 tonnes in Spain as of 2024.

What is the difference in rye production between Spain and United States?

150,620 tonnes, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Spain vs United States: Rye production

Spain

223,510 tonnes

in 2024

United States

374,130 tonnes

in 2024

Spain rank

12th

United States rank

9th

Rye production over time

Spain
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 374,130 tonnes against 223,510 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 150,620 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Spain ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 66 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	364,960 tonnes	756,109 tonnes	391,149 tonnes	United States
1970s	245,380 tonnes	634,548 tonnes	389,168 tonnes	United States
1980s	273,317 tonnes	509,075 tonnes	235,758 tonnes	United States
1990s	235,422 tonnes	262,552 tonnes	27,130 tonnes	United States
2000s	186,451 tonnes	190,016 tonnes	3,565 tonnes	United States
2010s	307,132 tonnes	221,298 tonnes	85,834 tonnes	Spain
2020s	251,546 tonnes	299,210 tonnes	47,664 tonnes	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rye production, Spain or United States?: United States, at 374,130 tonnes against 223,510 tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in rye production between Spain and United States?: 150,620 tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for rye production?: Spain ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rye production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 66 places, 3,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Rye production is measured in tonnes.