Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries was 2,920 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2,920 ha
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
20th
of 22 groups
All-time high
12,995 ha
in 2017
All-time low
113 ha
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 2,920 ha for anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in 2024.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe peaked at 12,995 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 113 ha, in 1983.

Southern Europe ranks 20th of 22 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 570 ha
1962 550 ha -3.5%
1963 770 ha +40.0%
1964 720 ha -6.5%
1965 510 ha -29.2%
1966 670 ha +31.4%
1967 934 ha +39.4%
1968 800 ha -14.3%
1969 900 ha +12.5%
1970 900 ha +0.0%
1971 1,000 ha +11.1%
1972 1,000 ha +0.0%
1973 1,000 ha +0.0%
1974 1,000 ha +0.0%
1975 900 ha -10.0%
1976 900 ha +0.0%
1977 900 ha +0.0%
1978 900 ha +0.0%
1979 790 ha -12.2%
1980 628 ha -20.5%
1981 402 ha -36.0%
1982 125 ha -68.9%
1983 113 ha -9.6%
1984 292 ha +158.4%
1985 7,160 ha +2352.1%
1986 5,278 ha -26.3%
1987 5,161 ha -2.2%
1988 6,060 ha +17.4%
1989 6,070 ha +0.2%
1990 5,509 ha -9.2%
1991 4,854 ha -11.9%
1992 4,128 ha -15.0%
1993 4,878 ha +18.2%
1994 3,727 ha -23.6%
1995 2,864 ha -23.2%
1996 3,264 ha +14.0%
1997 3,630 ha +11.2%
1998 3,716 ha +2.4%
1999 3,166 ha -14.8%
2000 3,959 ha +25.0%
2001 3,819 ha -3.5%
2002 4,144 ha +8.5%
2003 4,110 ha -0.8%
2004 4,067 ha -1.0%
2005 3,255 ha -20.0%
2006 5,109 ha +57.0%
2007 4,392 ha -14.0%
2008 5,215 ha +18.7%
2009 5,390 ha +3.4%
2010 8,340 ha +54.7%
2011 11,292 ha +35.4%
2012 8,081 ha -28.4%
2013 6,014 ha -25.6%
2014 8,373 ha +39.2%
2015 7,141 ha -14.7%
2016 10,769 ha +50.8%
2017 12,995 ha +20.7%
2018 3,041 ha -76.6%
2019 2,860 ha -6.0%
2020 2,855 ha -0.2%
2021 2,932 ha +2.7%
2022 2,920 ha -0.4%
2023 2,904 ha -0.5%
2024 2,920 ha +0.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +2352.1% 292 ha 7,160 ha
1984 +158.4% 113 ha 292 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 713.78 ha 510 ha 934 ha 9
1970s 929 ha 790 ha 1,000 ha 10
1980s 3,129 ha 113 ha 7,160 ha 10
1990s 3,974 ha 2,864 ha 5,509 ha 10
2000s 4,346 ha 3,255 ha 5,390 ha 10
2010s 7,891 ha 2,860 ha 12,995 ha 10
2020s 2,906 ha 2,855 ha 2,932 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 17 Hungary 2,490 ha compare
  2. 18 Ukraine 2,300 ha compare
  3. 19 Yugoslav SFR 1,999 ha compare
  4. 20 North Macedonia 1,406 ha compare
  5. 21 Kenya 1,125 ha compare
  6. 22 Australia 977 ha compare
  7. 22 Australia and New Zealand 977 ha compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Southern Europe

All data for Southern Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe?
Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe was 2,920 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 12,995 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 113 ha in 1983.
How does Southern Europe rank for anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries?
Southern Europe ranks 20th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/anise-badian-coriander-cumin-caraway-fennel-and-juniper-berries-raw-area-harvested/southern-europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/anise-badian-coriander-cumin-caraway-fennel-and-juniper-berries-raw-area-harvested/southern-europe/">Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Southern Europe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
69 places, 3,280 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.