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

Europe: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 454,700 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
454,700 ha
Change on year
up 5.8%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
454,700 ha
in 2024
All-time low
17,128 ha
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Europe is 454,700 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Europe peaked at 454,700 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,128 ha, in 1986.

Europe ranks 9th of 29 groups 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 84,799 ha 35,664 ha 126,638 ha 9
1970s 44,518 ha 22,878 ha 115,241 ha 10
1980s 29,028 ha 17,128 ha 53,675 ha 10
1990s 109,246 ha 67,903 ha 131,644 ha 10
2000s 162,445 ha 133,055 ha 199,107 ha 10
2010s 242,614 ha 190,141 ha 382,807 ha 10
2020s 433,055 ha 410,576 ha 454,700 ha 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 6 Thailand 99,677 ha compare
  2. 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 ha compare
  4. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 54,251 ha compare
  5. 10 Eritrea 43,367 ha compare
  6. 11 Lithuania 37,800 ha compare
  7. 12 Burundi 27,022 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Europe?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Europe was 454,700 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 454,700 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 17,128 ha in 1986.
How does Europe rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Europe ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this 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.