Egypt vs Spain: Wheat production
Egypt
9.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
7.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
18th
Spain rank
21st
Wheat production over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.40 million tonnes against 7.15 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 2.25 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Egypt ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.82 million tonnes | 4.43 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.20 million tonnes | 5.17 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.24 million tonnes | 4.82 million tonnes | 413,535 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.38 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.69 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9.41 million tonnes | 6.88 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, Egypt or Spain?
- Egypt, at 9.40 million tonnes against 7.15 million tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between Egypt and Spain?
- 2.25 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for wheat production?
- Egypt ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st of 126 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 Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.