Honey by country
Spain
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Spain as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2024
official figure
beehives, 2023
official figure
beeswax, 2017
official figure
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, Spain produced 33,181 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 13 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 1.7% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (28,860 t), production rose by 15%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 36,394 t in 2018, the lowest 8,127 t in 1970.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 2,804,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 1 of 17 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Beeswax production: 1,519 tonnes in 2017 (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Spain
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Bombus terrestris13,338 GBIF records
- Apis mellifera12,921 GBIF records
- Bombus pascuorum5,665 GBIF records
- Xylocopa violacea4,878 GBIF records
- Halictus scabiosae2,744 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum1,527 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius1,312 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum malachurum1,308 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes1,066 GBIF records
- Osmia cornuta870 GBIF records
- Megachile willughbiella865 GBIF records
- Anthidium manicatum847 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Spain. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.