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

Southern Europe: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 39,367 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
39,367 ha
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
16th
of 24 groups
All-time high
93,719 ha
in 2015
All-time low
465 ha
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 39,367 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 93,719 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 465 ha, in 1988.

Southern Europe ranks 16th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 9,800 ha
1962 9,603 ha -2.0%
1963 7,284 ha -24.1%
1964 7,138 ha -2.0%
1965 7,188 ha +0.7%
1966 7,138 ha -0.7%
1967 6,567 ha -8.0%
1968 6,372 ha -3.0%
1969 5,002 ha -21.5%
1970 4,394 ha -12.2%
1971 1,723 ha -60.8%
1972 1,200 ha -30.4%
1973 1,303 ha +8.6%
1974 1,188 ha -8.8%
1975 847 ha -28.7%
1976 740 ha -12.6%
1977 779 ha +5.3%
1978 623 ha -20.0%
1979 615 ha -1.3%
1980 770 ha +25.2%
1981 632 ha -17.9%
1982 1,566 ha +147.8%
1983 2,098 ha +34.0%
1984 3,339 ha +59.2%
1985 1,036 ha -69.0%
1986 796 ha -23.2%
1987 1,230 ha +54.5%
1988 465 ha -62.2%
1989 481 ha +3.4%
1990 11,601 ha +2311.9%
1991 13,554 ha +16.8%
1992 16,569 ha +22.2%
1993 17,614 ha +6.3%
1994 18,284 ha +3.8%
1995 19,782 ha +8.2%
1996 20,070 ha +1.5%
1997 28,407 ha +41.5%
1998 26,091 ha -8.2%
1999 25,130 ha -3.7%
2000 27,049 ha +7.6%
2001 31,107 ha +15.0%
2002 33,112 ha +6.4%
2003 35,846 ha +8.3%
2004 36,378 ha +1.5%
2005 34,831 ha -4.3%
2006 45,291 ha +30.0%
2007 43,697 ha -3.5%
2008 44,181 ha +1.1%
2009 57,884 ha +31.0%
2010 65,436 ha +13.0%
2011 67,825 ha +3.7%
2012 79,362 ha +17.0%
2013 86,412 ha +8.9%
2014 76,921 ha -11.0%
2015 93,719 ha +21.8%
2016 65,642 ha -30.0%
2017 64,060 ha -2.4%
2018 52,452 ha -18.1%
2019 53,803 ha +2.6%
2020 56,567 ha +5.1%
2021 52,067 ha -8.0%
2022 40,626 ha -22.0%
2023 40,388 ha -0.6%
2024 39,367 ha -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,344 ha 5,002 ha 9,800 ha 9
1970s 1,341 ha 615 ha 4,394 ha 10
1980s 1,241 ha 465 ha 3,339 ha 10
1990s 19,710 ha 11,601 ha 28,407 ha 10
2000s 38,938 ha 27,049 ha 57,884 ha 10
2010s 70,563 ha 52,452 ha 93,719 ha 10
2020s 45,803 ha 39,367 ha 56,567 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 13 South Africa 25,155 ha compare
  2. 14 Italy 22,950 ha compare
  3. 15 Saudi Arabia 21,746 ha compare
  4. 16 Latvia 20,300 ha compare
  5. 17 Myanmar 19,337 ha compare
  6. 18 China (People’s Republic of) 18,448 ha compare
  7. 19 China, mainland 18,246 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Europe?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Europe was 39,367 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 93,719 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 465 ha in 1988.
How does Southern Europe rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Southern Europe ranks 16th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern 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.