Apples — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Apples — Area harvested was 462,930 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Apples — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apples — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 462,930 ha.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 752,467 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 281,400 ha, in 1982.
European Union (27) ranks 6th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Apples — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 311,133 ha | — |
| 1962 | 317,384 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 316,317 ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 331,236 ha | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 350,971 ha | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 315,036 ha | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 297,062 ha | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 300,620 ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 288,165 ha | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 288,223 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 290,348 ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 295,538 ha | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 301,114 ha | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 307,441 ha | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 306,730 ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 304,551 ha | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 294,594 ha | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 292,654 ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 285,346 ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 284,014 ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 282,410 ha | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 281,400 ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 282,713 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 295,837 ha | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 752,467 ha | +154.4% |
| 1986 | 721,080 ha | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 650,854 ha | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 677,843 ha | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 659,302 ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 614,110 ha | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 585,424 ha | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 667,442 ha | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 684,943 ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 688,839 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 657,606 ha | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 663,082 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 661,552 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 645,904 ha | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 636,545 ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 719,839 ha | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 679,277 ha | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 624,379 ha | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 585,415 ha | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 595,897 ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 590,525 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 545,777 ha | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 549,945 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 537,831 ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 526,992 ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 522,043 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 527,327 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 536,673 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 540,794 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 526,389 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 527,544 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 519,358 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 519,966 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 507,250 ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 491,090 ha | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 489,180 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 492,540 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 478,140 ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 471,860 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 462,930 ha | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 314,214 ha | 288,165 ha | 350,971 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 296,654 ha | 285,346 ha | 307,441 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 488,792 ha | 281,400 ha | 752,467 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 650,545 ha | 585,424 ha | 688,839 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 595,588 ha | 526,992 ha | 719,839 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 521,843 ha | 491,090 ha | 540,794 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 478,930 ha | 462,930 ha | 492,540 ha | 5 |
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 490,870 t (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 14 kg/An (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 50.78 million t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 36,697 kg/ha (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 1.38 million ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 17.22 million ha (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield 795.3 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apples — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Apples — area harvested in European Union (27) was 462,930 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 752,467 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest apples — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,400 ha in 1982.
- How does European Union (27) rank for apples — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is apples — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 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.