Japan vs Southern Europe: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested

Japan
9,160 ha
in 2024
Southern Europe
21,515 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Southern Europe rank
19th

Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested over time

  • Japan
  • Southern Europe
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 21,515 ha against 9,160 ha in Japan, a difference of 12,355 ha.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Southern Europe ranks 19th of 134 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Southern Europe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 33,333 ha 17,768 ha 15,565 ha Japan
1970s 27,660 ha 25,441 ha 2,219 ha Japan
1980s 23,490 ha 31,364 ha 7,874 ha Southern Europe
1990s 17,720 ha 22,678 ha 4,958 ha Southern Europe
2000s 13,640 ha 24,139 ha 10,499 ha Southern Europe
2010s 11,150 ha 24,369 ha 13,219 ha Southern Europe
2020s 9,692 ha 20,999 ha 11,307 ha Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, Japan or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 21,515 ha against 9,160 ha in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested between Japan and Southern Europe?
12,355 ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Southern Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Southern Europe rank globally for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested?
Japan ranks 19th and Southern Europe ranks 19th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,113 data points, 1961–2024
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