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

Western Europe: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 120,950 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
120,950 ha
Change on year
up 35.8%
Rank
10th
of 24 groups
All-time high
120,950 ha
in 2024
All-time low
11,349 ha
in 1996
Years of data
34
1991–2024

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1991200720241991: 19.0k ha1992: 17.7k ha1993: 21.1k ha1994: 20.5k ha1995: 13.7k ha1996: 11.3k ha1997: 12.9k ha1998: 14.7k ha1999: 13.7k ha2000: 18.2k ha2001: 25.4k ha2002: 32.4k ha2003: 44.2k ha2004: 48.9k ha2005: 43.6k ha2006: 45.0k ha2007: 41.2k ha2008: 45.7k ha2009: 49.7k ha2010: 61.0k ha2011: 40.7k ha2012: 41.3k ha2013: 56.6k ha2014: 43.3k ha2015: 69.9k ha2016: 70.6k ha2017: 69.6k ha2018: 69.6k ha2019: 76.8k ha2020: 116.7k ha2021: 82.9k ha2022: 82.6k ha2023: 89.1k ha2024: 121.0k ha

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 120,950 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 35.8% on the previous year and up 179.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 120,950 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,349 ha, in 1996.

That places Western Europe 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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
1990s 16,082 ha 11,349 ha 21,074 ha 9
2000s 39,417 ha 18,192 ha 49,692 ha 10
2010s 59,933 ha 40,680 ha 76,767 ha 10
2020s 98,445 ha 82,554 ha 120,950 ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare
  2. 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 ha compare
  3. 9 Eritrea 43,367 ha compare
  4. 10 Lithuania 37,800 ha compare
  5. 11 Burundi 27,022 ha compare
  6. 12 Argentina 26,770 ha compare
  7. 13 South Africa 25,155 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Europe?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Europe was 120,950 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 120,950 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 11,349 ha in 1996.
How does Western Europe rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Western Europe ranks 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 179.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western 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.