Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 227,423 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
227,423 ha
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
7th
of 22 regions
All-time high
230,638 ha
in 2023
All-time low
16,332 ha
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Europe stood at 227,423 ha.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 245.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Europe peaked at 230,638 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,332 ha, in 1986.

Eastern Europe ranks 7th of 22 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 77,456 ha 30,662 ha 119,500 ha 9
1970s 43,177 ha 22,099 ha 114,053 ha 10
1980s 27,786 ha 16,332 ha 53,194 ha 10
1990s 69,462 ha 55,629 ha 90,755 ha 10
2000s 79,361 ha 62,881 ha 100,716 ha 10
2010s 95,932 ha 57,854 ha 183,526 ha 10
2020s 215,568 ha 200,795 ha 230,638 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 4 Poland 121,450 ha compare
  2. 5 France 109,060 ha compare
  3. 6 Thailand 99,677 ha compare
  4. 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 ha compare
  6. 9 Eritrea 43,367 ha compare
  7. 10 Lithuania 37,800 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Europe?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Europe was 227,423 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 230,638 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 16,332 ha in 1986.
How does Eastern Europe rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Eastern Europe ranks 7th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 245.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 4,299 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.