Bees — Stocks in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Bees — Stocks was 19.64 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19.64 million No
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
4th
of 27 groups
All-time high
19.64 million No
in 2024
All-time low
8.68 million No
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bees — Stocks in European Union (27), 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for bees — stocks in European Union (27) is 19.64 million No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bees — stocks in European Union (27) peaked at 19.64 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.68 million No, in 1963.

That places European Union (27) 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Bees — Stocks in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Bees — Stocks in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year No Change
1961 8.82 million No —
1962 8.83 million No +0.1%
1963 8.68 million No -1.7%
1964 8.74 million No +0.7%
1965 8.95 million No +2.4%
1966 9.06 million No +1.2%
1967 9.36 million No +3.3%
1968 9.42 million No +0.7%
1969 9.44 million No +0.2%
1970 9.16 million No -3.0%
1971 9.17 million No +0.2%
1972 8.95 million No -2.5%
1973 9.39 million No +5.0%
1974 8.90 million No -5.2%
1975 8.96 million No +0.7%
1976 8.99 million No +0.3%
1977 9.05 million No +0.7%
1978 10.28 million No +13.6%
1979 10.84 million No +5.5%
1980 10.84 million No -0.0%
1981 11.35 million No +4.7%
1982 11.53 million No +1.6%
1983 11.66 million No +1.1%
1984 12.18 million No +4.5%
1985 12.51 million No +2.8%
1986 12.34 million No -1.4%
1987 12.41 million No +0.5%
1988 11.65 million No -6.1%
1989 11.80 million No +1.3%
1990 11.42 million No -3.2%
1991 10.71 million No -6.2%
1992 11.71 million No +9.3%
1993 12.00 million No +2.5%
1994 11.43 million No -4.8%
1995 11.13 million No -2.6%
1996 11.15 million No +0.2%
1997 10.94 million No -1.9%
1998 11.04 million No +0.9%
1999 11.16 million No +1.1%
2000 11.22 million No +0.5%
2001 11.39 million No +1.6%
2002 11.42 million No +0.3%
2003 11.42 million No -0.0%
2004 11.54 million No +1.0%
2005 11.68 million No +1.2%
2006 12.02 million No +2.9%
2007 12.10 million No +0.6%
2008 12.27 million No +1.5%
2009 12.11 million No -1.3%
2010 12.35 million No +1.9%
2011 12.76 million No +3.3%
2012 13.02 million No +2.1%
2013 13.12 million No +0.8%
2014 13.76 million No +4.9%
2015 14.14 million No +2.8%
2016 14.67 million No +3.7%
2017 15.14 million No +3.3%
2018 16.91 million No +11.6%
2019 17.67 million No +4.5%
2020 18.83 million No +6.6%
2021 19.31 million No +2.6%
2022 19.49 million No +0.9%
2023 19.46 million No -0.1%
2024 19.64 million No +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.03 million No 8.68 million No 9.44 million No 9
1970s 9.37 million No 8.90 million No 10.84 million No 10
1980s 11.83 million No 10.84 million No 12.51 million No 10
1990s 11.27 million No 10.71 million No 12.00 million No 10
2000s 11.72 million No 11.22 million No 12.27 million No 10
2010s 14.35 million No 12.35 million No 17.67 million No 10
2020s 19.35 million No 18.83 million No 19.64 million No 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 1 India 12.65 million No compare
  2. 2 China 9.54 million No compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 9.36 million No compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 8.96 million No compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7.26 million No compare
  6. 4 USSR 9.20 million No compare
  7. 5 Ethiopia 6.71 million No compare
  8. 6 Ethiopia PDR 3.95 million No compare
  9. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 3.12 million No compare
  10. 7 Argentina 2.99 million No compare
  11. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 532,545 No compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bees — stocks in European Union (27)?
Bees — stocks in European Union (27) was 19.64 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bees — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 19.64 million No in 2024.
What is the lowest bees — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.68 million No in 1963.
How does European Union (27) rank for bees — stocks?
European Union (27) ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is bees — stocks rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 Bees — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bees — Stocks
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
162 places, 8,968 data points, 1961–2024
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