Buckwheat — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Buckwheat — Area harvested was 27,610 ha in 2019. ▲ Rising
Buckwheat — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for buckwheat — area harvested in European Union (27) is 27,610 ha, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 47.6% on the previous year and down 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buckwheat — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 231,614 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27,610 ha, in 2019.
That places European Union (27) 14th out of 21 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Buckwheat — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 109,424 ha | — |
| 1962 | 97,814 ha | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 95,992 ha | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 78,568 ha | -18.2% |
| 1965 | 85,355 ha | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 77,190 ha | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 76,174 ha | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 62,948 ha | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 80,200 ha | +27.4% |
| 1970 | 76,800 ha | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 71,600 ha | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 53,900 ha | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 48,200 ha | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 52,000 ha | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 44,431 ha | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 50,648 ha | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 43,724 ha | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 68,619 ha | +56.9% |
| 1979 | 84,805 ha | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 131,527 ha | +55.1% |
| 1981 | 145,265 ha | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 103,095 ha | -29.0% |
| 1983 | 56,145 ha | -45.5% |
| 1984 | 55,069 ha | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 47,905 ha | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 43,378 ha | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 58,660 ha | +35.2% |
| 1988 | 72,148 ha | +23.0% |
| 1989 | 77,972 ha | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 47,286 ha | -39.4% |
| 1991 | 46,563 ha | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 54,649 ha | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 56,437 ha | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 55,735 ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 51,255 ha | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 54,121 ha | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 58,494 ha | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 66,841 ha | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 79,877 ha | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 103,079 ha | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 108,562 ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 94,142 ha | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 96,494 ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 123,148 ha | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 146,605 ha | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 160,339 ha | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 141,148 ha | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 139,316 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 141,473 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 153,874 ha | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 146,501 ha | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 147,681 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 158,742 ha | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 144,210 ha | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 142,449 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 209,452 ha | +47.0% |
| 2017 | 231,614 ha | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 52,670 ha | -77.3% |
| 2019 | 27,610 ha | -47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,852 ha | 62,948 ha | 109,424 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 59,473 ha | 43,724 ha | 84,805 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,116 ha | 43,378 ha | 145,265 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,126 ha | 46,563 ha | 79,877 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,431 ha | 94,142 ha | 160,339 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,480 ha | 27,610 ha | 231,614 ha | 10 |
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buckwheat — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Buckwheat — area harvested in European Union (27) was 27,610 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 231,614 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,610 ha in 2019.
- How does European Union (27) rank for buckwheat — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 21 groups with data for 2019.
- Is buckwheat — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.5%. 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 Buckwheat — 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.