Apricots — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Apricots — Area harvested was 99,807 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Apricots — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for apricots — area harvested in Europe is 99,807 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in Europe peaked at 176,974 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 94,515 ha, in 1961.
That places Europe 6th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Apricots — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 94,515 ha | — |
| 1962 | 101,470 ha | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 102,691 ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 102,867 ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 110,303 ha | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 106,420 ha | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 99,156 ha | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 109,751 ha | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 131,976 ha | +20.3% |
| 1970 | 150,575 ha | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 133,721 ha | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 153,130 ha | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 153,779 ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 176,974 ha | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 135,355 ha | -23.5% |
| 1976 | 132,856 ha | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 131,882 ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 123,094 ha | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 94,681 ha | -23.1% |
| 1980 | 145,994 ha | +54.2% |
| 1981 | 146,400 ha | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 100,907 ha | -31.1% |
| 1983 | 112,803 ha | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 98,769 ha | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 142,665 ha | +44.4% |
| 1986 | 138,091 ha | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 144,127 ha | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 143,222 ha | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 149,255 ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 144,973 ha | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 143,832 ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 155,211 ha | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 136,850 ha | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 123,477 ha | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 126,602 ha | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 131,989 ha | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 140,384 ha | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 120,658 ha | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 126,287 ha | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 121,535 ha | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 113,437 ha | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 112,403 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 115,718 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 117,555 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 110,402 ha | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 109,527 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 106,908 ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 99,746 ha | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 102,301 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 98,969 ha | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 101,080 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 99,539 ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 101,124 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 99,582 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 100,139 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 100,448 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100,567 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 102,238 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 103,679 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 106,732 ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 105,031 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 104,249 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 99,944 ha | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 99,807 ha | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apricots — Area harvested in 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +54.2% | 94,681 ha | 145,994 ha |
| 1985 | +44.4% | 98,769 ha | 142,665 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106,572 ha | 94,515 ha | 131,976 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 138,605 ha | 94,681 ha | 176,974 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 132,223 ha | 98,769 ha | 149,255 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,026 ha | 120,658 ha | 155,211 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,953 ha | 99,746 ha | 121,535 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,736 ha | 98,969 ha | 103,679 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,153 ha | 99,807 ha | 106,732 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 53,781 ha compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 45,040 ha compare
- 4 Algeria 24,923 ha compare
- 5 China 23,679 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 15,005 ha compare
- 6 Afghanistan 23,132 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 3,957 ha compare
- 7 Czechoslovakia 21,422 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 20,889 ha compare
- 9 Spain 17,300 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is apricots — area harvested in Europe?
- Apricots — area harvested in Europe was 99,807 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 176,974 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,515 ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for apricots — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apricots — 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.