Apples — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Apples — Area harvested was 13,827 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Apples — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for apples — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 13,827 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 35,000 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 8,450 ha, in 2005.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Apples — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 33,000 ha | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 32,000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 35,000 ha | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 32,000 ha | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 29,000 ha | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 26,000 ha | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 27,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 32,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 33,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 33,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 31,000 ha | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 31,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 32,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 31,000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 31,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 29,000 ha | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 30,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 29,000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 29,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 29,000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 28,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 27,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 24,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 23,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 21,977 ha | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 21,285 ha | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 20,740 ha | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 19,875 ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 19,292 ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 19,264 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 19,900 ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 11,993 ha | -39.7% |
| 1997 | 13,500 ha | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 13,300 ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 12,800 ha | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 13,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 11,190 ha | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 9,850 ha | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 9,140 ha | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 9,170 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8,450 ha | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 15,560 ha | +84.1% |
| 2007 | 14,960 ha | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 15,516 ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 15,550 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 15,698 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15,629 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,964 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 16,077 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16,056 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15,871 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16,512 ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 16,607 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16,427 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 14,675 ha | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 14,397 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 15,351 ha | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 14,754 ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 14,443 ha | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 13,827 ha | -4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apples — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +84.1% | 8,450 ha | 15,560 ha |
| 1996 | -39.7% | 19,900 ha | 11,993 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,778 ha | 26,000 ha | 35,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,100 ha | 29,000 ha | 33,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,098 ha | 21,977 ha | 30,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,195 ha | 11,993 ha | 21,285 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,239 ha | 8,450 ha | 15,560 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,952 ha | 14,675 ha | 16,607 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,554 ha | 13,827 ha | 15,351 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 42 Canada 15,557 ha compare
- 43 North Macedonia 15,216 ha compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,049 ha compare
- 46 Portugal 13,650 ha compare
- 47 Belgium-Luxembourg 10,859 ha compare
- 48 Armenia 10,058 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is apples — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Apples — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 13,827 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 35,000 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest apples — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,450 ha in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for apples — area harvested?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apples — area harvested rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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.