Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Almonds, in shell — Area harvested was 919,170 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 919,170 ha for almonds, in shell — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, almonds, in shell — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 919,170 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 559,200 ha, in 1967.
That places European Union (27) 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 562,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 563,800 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 562,000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 568,600 ha | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 568,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 561,400 ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 559,200 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 572,950 ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 562,060 ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 611,416 ha | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 588,966 ha | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 628,595 ha | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 673,135 ha | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 710,970 ha | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 718,353 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 727,092 ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 732,945 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 743,756 ha | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 765,326 ha | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 768,136 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 769,322 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 770,224 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 702,216 ha | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 705,689 ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 772,747 ha | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 776,198 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 782,956 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 766,409 ha | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 792,694 ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 794,519 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 801,672 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 781,982 ha | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 783,225 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 773,378 ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 771,046 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 769,928 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 792,278 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 792,063 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 782,983 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 826,642 ha | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 811,498 ha | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 800,112 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 790,523 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 768,001 ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 768,760 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 719,552 ha | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 699,342 ha | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 698,883 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 692,052 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 681,868 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 660,305 ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 645,975 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 638,172 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 627,082 ha | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 653,541 ha | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 689,876 ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 743,380 ha | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 774,850 ha | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 809,580 ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 853,830 ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 881,070 ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 905,320 ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 916,870 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 919,170 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 564,579 ha | 559,200 ha | 572,950 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 690,055 ha | 588,966 ha | 765,326 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 760,659 ha | 702,216 ha | 792,694 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 784,307 ha | 769,928 ha | 801,672 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 757,536 ha | 692,052 ha | 826,642 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 692,463 ha | 627,082 ha | 809,580 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 895,252 ha | 853,830 ha | 919,170 ha | 5 |
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- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield 795.3 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is almonds, in shell — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Almonds, in shell — area harvested in European Union (27) was 919,170 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 919,170 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 559,200 ha in 1967.
- How does European Union (27) rank for almonds, in shell — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is almonds, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Almonds, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.