Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 373,430 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 373,430 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 373,430 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,873 ha, in 1986.
European Union (27) ranks 8th 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 32,603 ha | +17.3% |
| 1963 | 35,784 ha | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 45,638 ha | +27.5% |
| 1965 | 66,806 ha | +46.4% |
| 1966 | 18,693 ha | -72.0% |
| 1967 | 19,067 ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 20,372 ha | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 16,878 ha | -17.2% |
| 1970 | 25,076 ha | +48.6% |
| 1971 | 23,595 ha | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 29,990 ha | +27.1% |
| 1973 | 21,618 ha | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 104,736 ha | +384.5% |
| 1975 | 32,469 ha | -69.0% |
| 1976 | 27,342 ha | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 17,563 ha | -35.8% |
| 1978 | 57,280 ha | +226.1% |
| 1979 | 20,795 ha | -63.7% |
| 1980 | 16,336 ha | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 22,089 ha | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 26,113 ha | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 19,591 ha | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 24,903 ha | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 15,509 ha | -37.7% |
| 1986 | 12,873 ha | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 30,957 ha | +140.5% |
| 1988 | 25,107 ha | -18.9% |
| 1989 | 32,256 ha | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 46,505 ha | +44.2% |
| 1991 | 72,646 ha | +56.2% |
| 1992 | 76,226 ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 71,800 ha | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 68,328 ha | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 56,619 ha | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 60,761 ha | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 67,035 ha | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 74,344 ha | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 65,465 ha | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 64,055 ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 73,458 ha | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 80,992 ha | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 104,059 ha | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 105,557 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 95,773 ha | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 105,883 ha | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 107,663 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 103,831 ha | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 122,177 ha | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 158,306 ha | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 126,912 ha | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 141,414 ha | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 167,434 ha | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 140,023 ha | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 175,325 ha | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 151,407 ha | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 147,077 ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 319,640 ha | +117.3% |
| 2019 | 283,510 ha | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 362,240 ha | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 341,380 ha | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 369,150 ha | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 338,580 ha | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 373,430 ha | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,516 ha | 16,878 ha | 66,806 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,046 ha | 17,563 ha | 104,736 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,573 ha | 12,873 ha | 32,256 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,973 ha | 46,505 ha | 76,226 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,345 ha | 64,055 ha | 122,177 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,105 ha | 126,912 ha | 319,640 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,956 ha | 338,580 ha | 373,430 ha | 5 |
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 490,870 t (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 14 kg/An (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in European Union (27) was 373,430 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 373,430 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,873 ha in 1986.
- How does European Union (27) rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. 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 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.