Buckwheat — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Buckwheat — Production was 27,610 t in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
27,610 t
Change on year
down 48.3%
Rank
14th
of 21 groups
All-time high
457,375 t
in 2017
All-time low
27,610 t
in 2019
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Buckwheat — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, buckwheat — production in European Union (27) stood at 27,610 t. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is down 48.3% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, buckwheat — production in European Union (27) peaked at 457,375 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27,610 t, 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 series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Buckwheat — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Buckwheat — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2019.
Year t Change
1961 114,916 t —
1962 89,716 t -21.9%
1963 83,212 t -7.2%
1964 67,751 t -18.6%
1965 80,803 t +19.3%
1966 75,336 t -6.8%
1967 71,732 t -4.8%
1968 63,886 t -10.9%
1969 73,870 t +15.6%
1970 70,510 t -4.5%
1971 67,990 t -3.6%
1972 53,490 t -21.3%
1973 50,200 t -6.2%
1974 47,520 t -5.3%
1975 33,719 t -29.0%
1976 41,797 t +24.0%
1977 44,306 t +6.0%
1978 67,336 t +52.0%
1979 97,768 t +45.2%
1980 106,506 t +8.9%
1981 137,605 t +29.2%
1982 77,076 t -44.0%
1983 53,445 t -30.7%
1984 66,647 t +24.7%
1985 45,211 t -32.2%
1986 38,802 t -14.2%
1987 68,678 t +77.0%
1988 92,859 t +35.2%
1989 93,556 t +0.8%
1990 64,957 t -30.6%
1991 69,559 t +7.1%
1992 63,365 t -8.9%
1993 88,264 t +39.3%
1994 60,930 t -31.0%
1995 66,827 t +9.7%
1996 71,575 t +7.1%
1997 76,785 t +7.3%
1998 97,277 t +26.7%
1999 101,735 t +4.6%
2000 136,139 t +33.8%
2001 144,921 t +6.5%
2002 144,181 t -0.5%
2003 163,515 t +13.4%
2004 229,102 t +40.1%
2005 226,873 t -1.0%
2006 160,397 t -29.3%
2007 237,486 t +48.1%
2008 198,528 t -16.4%
2009 219,233 t +10.4%
2010 247,262 t +12.8%
2011 225,607 t -8.8%
2012 242,691 t +7.6%
2013 289,334 t +19.2%
2014 244,803 t -15.4%
2015 236,940 t -3.2%
2016 367,362 t +55.0%
2017 457,375 t +24.5%
2018 53,430 t -88.3%
2019 27,610 t -48.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 80,136 t 63,886 t 114,916 t 9
1970s 57,464 t 33,719 t 97,768 t 10
1980s 78,038 t 38,802 t 137,605 t 10
1990s 76,127 t 60,930 t 101,735 t 10
2000s 186,038 t 136,139 t 237,486 t 10
2010s 239,241 t 27,610 t 457,375 t 10

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 11 Belarus 33,988 t compare
  2. 12 Lithuania 27,610 t compare
  3. 13 Latvia 17,100 t compare
  4. 14 Canada 16,497 t compare
  5. 15 Nepal 14,516 t compare
  6. 16 Estonia 3,385 t compare
  7. 17 Slovenia 2,909 t compare

See the full ranking of 57 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is buckwheat — production in European Union (27)?
Buckwheat — production in European Union (27) was 27,610 t in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest buckwheat — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 457,375 t in 2017.
What is the lowest buckwheat — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 27,610 t in 2019.
How does European Union (27) rank for buckwheat — production?
European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 21 groups with data for 2019.
Is buckwheat — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Buckwheat — Production
Unit
t
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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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.