Buckwheat — Area harvested in United States of America

United States of America: Buckwheat — Area harvested was 81,689 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
81,689 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 21 groups
All-time high
112,000 ha
in 1989
All-time low
8,000 ha
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Buckwheat — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for buckwheat — area harvested in United States of America is 81,689 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, buckwheat — area harvested in United States of America peaked at 112,000 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8,000 ha, in 1965.

That places United States of America 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Buckwheat — Area harvested in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Buckwheat — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 18,000 ha
1962 16,000 ha -11.1%
1963 18,000 ha +12.5%
1964 20,000 ha +11.1%
1965 8,000 ha -60.0%
1966 13,800 ha +72.5%
1967 15,500 ha +12.3%
1968 15,500 ha +0.0%
1969 15,540 ha +0.3%
1970 16,800 ha +8.1%
1971 15,000 ha -10.7%
1972 15,400 ha +2.7%
1973 16,500 ha +7.1%
1974 17,800 ha +7.9%
1975 19,000 ha +6.7%
1976 19,900 ha +4.7%
1977 22,500 ha +13.1%
1978 22,824 ha +1.4%
1979 32,000 ha +40.2%
1980 45,000 ha +40.6%
1981 48,000 ha +6.7%
1982 52,000 ha +8.3%
1983 65,000 ha +25.0%
1984 73,000 ha +12.3%
1985 78,000 ha +6.8%
1986 92,000 ha +17.9%
1987 95,000 ha +3.3%
1988 108,000 ha +13.7%
1989 112,000 ha +3.7%
1990 95,000 ha -15.2%
1991 95,340 ha +0.4%
1992 93,000 ha -2.5%
1993 85,000 ha -8.6%
1994 92,000 ha +8.2%
1995 82,000 ha -10.9%
1996 63,000 ha -23.2%
1997 80,000 ha +27.0%
1998 74,043 ha -7.4%
1999 63,000 ha -14.9%
2000 65,000 ha +3.2%
2001 67,076 ha +3.2%
2002 68,656 ha +2.4%
2003 68,672 ha +0.0%
2004 67,388 ha -1.9%
2005 65,499 ha -2.8%
2006 66,000 ha +0.8%
2007 68,000 ha +3.0%
2008 83,000 ha +22.1%
2009 83,681 ha +0.8%
2010 78,032 ha -6.8%
2011 77,378 ha -0.8%
2012 78,500 ha +1.5%
2013 77,500 ha -1.3%
2014 78,000 ha +0.6%
2015 79,250 ha +1.6%
2016 79,756 ha +0.6%
2017 79,084 ha -0.8%
2018 80,766 ha +2.1%
2019 81,800 ha +1.3%
2020 81,160 ha -0.8%
2021 80,653 ha -0.6%
2022 81,125 ha +0.6%
2023 81,373 ha +0.3%
2024 81,689 ha +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15,593 ha 8,000 ha 20,000 ha 9
1970s 19,772 ha 15,000 ha 32,000 ha 10
1980s 76,800 ha 45,000 ha 112,000 ha 10
1990s 82,238 ha 63,000 ha 95,340 ha 10
2000s 70,297 ha 65,000 ha 83,681 ha 10
2010s 79,007 ha 77,378 ha 81,800 ha 10
2020s 81,200 ha 80,653 ha 81,689 ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 6 Ukraine 90,300 ha compare
  2. 7 Poland 78,027 ha compare
  3. 8 France 74,883 ha compare
  4. 9 Japan 69,000 ha compare
  5. 10 Brazil 47,927 ha compare
  6. 11 Belarus 35,000 ha compare
  7. 12 Lithuania 27,610 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is buckwheat — area harvested in United States of America?
Buckwheat — area harvested in United States of America was 81,689 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 112,000 ha in 1989.
What is the lowest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 8,000 ha in 1965.
How does United States of America rank for buckwheat — area harvested?
United States of America ranks 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
Is buckwheat — area harvested rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
Buckwheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
57 places, 2,535 data points, 1961–2024
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