Asparagus — Area harvested in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Asparagus — Area harvested was 2,433 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asparagus — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 2,433 ha for asparagus — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asparagus — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 3,625 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 390 ha, in 1982.
That places Northern Europe 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asparagus — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,625 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,995 ha | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 2,995 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,995 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,804 ha | -39.8% |
| 1966 | 1,572 ha | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 1,368 ha | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 1,213 ha | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 1,134 ha | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 1,130 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,049 ha | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 953 ha | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 842 ha | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 754 ha | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 704 ha | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 600 ha | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 553 ha | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 520 ha | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 456 ha | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 483 ha | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 523 ha | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 390 ha | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 400 ha | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 437 ha | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 476 ha | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 618 ha | +29.8% |
| 1987 | 711 ha | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 633 ha | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 789 ha | +24.6% |
| 1990 | 691 ha | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 808 ha | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 721 ha | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 726 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 726 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 600 ha | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 800 ha | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 900 ha | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 819 ha | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 780 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 810 ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 790 ha | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 828 ha | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,272 ha | +53.6% |
| 2006 | 1,576 ha | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 1,551 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,580 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,734 ha | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 1,933 ha | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 2,203 ha | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2,187 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,247 ha | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,359 ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,460 ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2,548 ha | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2,698 ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2,892 ha | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2,792 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2,802 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2,672 ha | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2,509 ha | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 2,581 ha | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2,433 ha | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,189 ha | 1,134 ha | 3,625 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 756.1 ha | 456 ha | 1,130 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 546 ha | 390 ha | 789 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 767.2 ha | 600 ha | 900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,174 ha | 780 ha | 1,734 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,432 ha | 1,933 ha | 2,892 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,599 ha | 2,433 ha | 2,802 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 11 Canada 2,494 ha compare
- 12 Poland 2,400 ha compare
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,190 ha compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,063 ha compare
- 15 Thailand 1,717 ha compare
- 16 Chile 1,554 ha compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 1,448 ha compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 11.14 million t (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield 73,100 kg/ha (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 195,749 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asparagus — area harvested in Northern Europe?
- Asparagus — area harvested in Northern Europe was 2,433 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asparagus — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,625 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest asparagus — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 390 ha in 1982.
- How does Northern Europe rank for asparagus — area harvested?
- Northern Europe ranks 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is asparagus — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asparagus — 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.