Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 454,700 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
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 7th of 24 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.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 101,603 ha | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 100,784 ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 126,638 ha | +25.7% |
| 1965 | 119,806 ha | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 73,011 ha | -39.1% |
| 1967 | 54,832 ha | -24.9% |
| 1968 | 47,054 ha | -14.2% |
| 1969 | 35,664 ha | -24.2% |
| 1970 | 41,497 ha | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 35,923 ha | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 38,704 ha | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 31,323 ha | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 115,241 ha | +267.9% |
| 1975 | 39,885 ha | -65.4% |
| 1976 | 33,955 ha | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 22,878 ha | -32.6% |
| 1978 | 61,614 ha | +169.3% |
| 1979 | 24,164 ha | -60.8% |
| 1980 | 19,814 ha | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 26,880 ha | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 30,683 ha | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 25,979 ha | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 30,216 ha | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 20,622 ha | -31.8% |
| 1986 | 17,128 ha | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 35,259 ha | +105.9% |
| 1988 | 30,022 ha | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 53,675 ha | +78.8% |
| 1990 | 67,903 ha | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 90,126 ha | +32.7% |
| 1992 | 130,226 ha | +44.5% |
| 1993 | 104,800 ha | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 121,181 ha | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 104,119 ha | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 102,961 ha | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 118,635 ha | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 131,644 ha | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 120,865 ha | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 133,055 ha | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 135,858 ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 146,292 ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 185,140 ha | +26.6% |
| 2004 | 164,787 ha | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 151,517 ha | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 159,787 ha | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 162,889 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 186,021 ha | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 199,107 ha | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 240,095 ha | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 199,657 ha | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 207,264 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 213,741 ha | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 190,141 ha | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 225,040 ha | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 202,873 ha | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 206,171 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 382,807 ha | +85.7% |
| 2019 | 358,346 ha | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 434,489 ha | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 410,576 ha | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 435,891 ha | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 429,617 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 454,700 ha | +5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +267.9% | 31,323 ha | 115,241 ha |
| 1978 | +169.3% | 22,878 ha | 61,614 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Poland 121,450 ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 54,251 ha compare
- 5 France 109,060 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,218 ha compare
- 6 Thailand 99,677 ha compare
- 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 ha compare
- 9 Eritrea 43,367 ha compare
- 10 Lithuania 37,800 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 7th out of 24 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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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.