Apples — Area harvested in Americas
Americas: Apples — Area harvested was 287,450 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Apples — Area harvested in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apples — area harvested in Americas stood at 287,450 ha.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples — area harvested in Americas peaked at 415,659 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 240,572 ha, in 1968.
That places Americas 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Apples — Area harvested in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 248,446 ha | — |
| 1962 | 253,761 ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 261,790 ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 257,615 ha | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 255,243 ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 246,956 ha | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 244,391 ha | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 240,572 ha | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 247,320 ha | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 246,461 ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 251,556 ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 256,303 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 259,181 ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 263,176 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 267,143 ha | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 267,766 ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 275,788 ha | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 284,438 ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 287,251 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 353,992 ha | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 347,926 ha | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 352,363 ha | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 360,607 ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 362,073 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 368,194 ha | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 371,836 ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 381,412 ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 397,606 ha | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 402,335 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 397,478 ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 387,411 ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 391,152 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 405,166 ha | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 407,694 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 410,805 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 415,659 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 415,445 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 409,445 ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 408,729 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 391,291 ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 388,480 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 379,661 ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 372,155 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 363,491 ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 364,986 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 357,029 ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 347,925 ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 342,955 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 344,438 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 335,203 ha | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 347,778 ha | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 343,106 ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 342,460 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 328,567 ha | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 329,044 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 321,111 ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 319,150 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 304,639 ha | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 297,611 ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 299,149 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 297,206 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 291,085 ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 294,236 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 287,450 ha | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250,677 ha | 240,572 ha | 261,790 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 265,906 ha | 246,461 ha | 287,251 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 369,834 ha | 347,926 ha | 402,335 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 404,898 ha | 387,411 ha | 415,659 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 365,241 ha | 342,955 ha | 391,291 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 326,867 ha | 297,611 ha | 347,778 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 293,825 ha | 287,450 ha | 299,149 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 7 Republic of Moldova 37,309 ha compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 123,847 ha compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 730 ha compare
- 8 Ukraine 76,300 ha compare
- 9 Pakistan 68,779 ha compare
- 10 Mexico 54,488 ha compare
- 11 Romania 53,600 ha compare
- 11 Yugoslav SFR 53,600 ha compare
- 13 Italy 53,380 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.8368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.7575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apples — area harvested in Americas?
- Apples — area harvested in Americas was 287,450 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples — area harvested recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 415,659 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest apples — area harvested recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,572 ha in 1968.
- How does Americas rank for apples — area harvested?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is apples — area harvested rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apples — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.