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

Northern Europe: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 66,960 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
66,960 ha
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
12th
of 24 groups
All-time high
96,330 ha
in 2022
All-time low
1,900 ha
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1991–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1991200720241991: 1.9k ha1992: 5.2k ha1993: 4.7k ha1994: 5.3k ha1995: 4.7k ha1996: 6.4k ha1997: 7.5k ha1998: 9.5k ha1999: 10.8k ha2000: 5.2k ha2001: 3.1k ha2002: 2.4k ha2003: 4.4k ha2004: 5.1k ha2005: 6.8k ha2006: 6.6k ha2007: 7.8k ha2008: 2.7k ha2009: 3.2k ha2010: 5.0k ha2011: 4.4k ha2012: 3.9k ha2013: 4.1k ha2014: 4.1k ha2015: 3.6k ha2016: 3.5k ha2017: 4.3k ha2018: 84.7k ha2019: 44.2k ha2020: 58.6k ha2021: 74.8k ha2022: 96.3k ha2023: 69.5k ha2024: 67.0k ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Northern Europe stood at 66,960 ha.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 1,533.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 96,330 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,900 ha, in 1991.

Northern Europe ranks 12th 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 Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1991 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1991 1,900 ha
1992 5,200 ha +173.7%
1993 4,700 ha -9.6%
1994 5,300 ha +12.8%
1995 4,700 ha -11.3%
1996 6,400 ha +36.2%
1997 7,500 ha +17.2%
1998 9,500 ha +26.7%
1999 10,800 ha +13.7%
2000 5,200 ha -51.9%
2001 3,100 ha -40.4%
2002 2,400 ha -22.6%
2003 4,400 ha +83.3%
2004 5,100 ha +15.9%
2005 6,800 ha +33.3%
2006 6,600 ha -2.9%
2007 7,800 ha +18.2%
2008 2,700 ha -65.4%
2009 3,200 ha +18.5%
2010 5,000 ha +56.2%
2011 4,400 ha -12.0%
2012 3,900 ha -11.4%
2013 4,100 ha +5.1%
2014 4,100 ha +0.0%
2015 3,613 ha -11.9%
2016 3,531 ha -2.3%
2017 4,255 ha +20.5%
2018 84,700 ha +1890.6%
2019 44,250 ha -47.8%
2020 58,580 ha +32.4%
2021 74,800 ha +27.7%
2022 96,330 ha +28.8%
2023 69,520 ha -27.8%
2024 66,960 ha -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,222 ha 1,900 ha 10,800 ha 9
2000s 4,730 ha 2,400 ha 7,800 ha 10
2010s 16,185 ha 3,531 ha 84,700 ha 10
2020s 73,238 ha 58,580 ha 96,330 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 9 Eritrea 43,367 ha compare
  2. 10 Lithuania 37,800 ha compare
  3. 11 Burundi 27,022 ha compare
  4. 12 Argentina 26,770 ha compare
  5. 13 South Africa 25,155 ha compare
  6. 14 Italy 22,950 ha compare
  7. 15 Saudi Arabia 21,746 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Northern Europe?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Northern Europe was 66,960 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 Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 96,330 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1,900 ha in 1991.
How does Northern Europe rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Northern Europe ranks 12th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,533.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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.