Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Europe

Europe: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 787,300 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
787,300 t
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
7th
of 24 groups
All-time high
842,502 t
in 2020
All-time low
35,478 t
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals n.e.c. — production in Europe is 787,300 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in Europe peaked at 842,502 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35,478 t, 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. — Production in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 110,000 t —
1962 104,670 t -4.8%
1963 102,050 t -2.5%
1964 136,430 t +33.7%
1965 136,628 t +0.1%
1966 93,333 t -31.7%
1967 79,711 t -14.6%
1968 69,058 t -13.4%
1969 52,155 t -24.5%
1970 70,046 t +34.3%
1971 57,234 t -18.3%
1972 62,175 t +8.6%
1973 48,836 t -21.5%
1974 206,174 t +322.2%
1975 68,320 t -66.9%
1976 66,424 t -2.8%
1977 50,608 t -23.8%
1978 167,978 t +231.9%
1979 39,441 t -76.5%
1980 51,259 t +30.0%
1981 55,506 t +8.3%
1982 67,532 t +21.7%
1983 50,097 t -25.8%
1984 69,014 t +37.8%
1985 39,943 t -42.1%
1986 35,478 t -11.2%
1987 70,464 t +98.6%
1988 64,911 t -7.9%
1989 159,831 t +146.2%
1990 190,938 t +19.5%
1991 248,250 t +30.0%
1992 244,240 t -1.6%
1993 183,324 t -24.9%
1994 223,569 t +22.0%
1995 191,999 t -14.1%
1996 159,129 t -17.1%
1997 198,001 t +24.4%
1998 226,142 t +14.2%
1999 187,516 t -17.1%
2000 187,517 t +0.0%
2001 218,460 t +16.5%
2002 252,317 t +15.5%
2003 303,352 t +20.2%
2004 344,717 t +13.6%
2005 261,829 t -24.0%
2006 308,791 t +17.9%
2007 315,262 t +2.1%
2008 347,630 t +10.3%
2009 367,918 t +5.8%
2010 475,181 t +29.2%
2011 393,780 t -17.1%
2012 394,048 t +0.1%
2013 493,507 t +25.2%
2014 456,035 t -7.6%
2015 556,752 t +22.1%
2016 474,718 t -14.7%
2017 458,030 t -3.5%
2018 660,293 t +44.2%
2019 678,260 t +2.7%
2020 842,502 t +24.2%
2021 751,005 t -10.9%
2022 746,055 t -0.7%
2023 751,603 t +0.7%
2024 787,300 t +4.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Production 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.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +322.2% 48,836 t 206,174 t
1978 +231.9% 50,608 t 167,978 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98,226 t 52,155 t 136,628 t 9
1970s 83,724 t 39,441 t 206,174 t 10
1980s 66,404 t 35,478 t 159,831 t 10
1990s 205,311 t 159,129 t 248,250 t 10
2000s 290,779 t 187,517 t 367,918 t 10
2010s 504,060 t 393,780 t 678,260 t 10
2020s 775,693 t 746,055 t 842,502 t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 4 France 297,400 t compare
  2. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 58,218 t compare
  3. 5 Thailand 250,799 t compare
  4. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 772.45 t compare
  5. 6 Poland 192,640 t compare
  6. 7 Saudi Arabia 92,664 t compare
  7. 8 Kazakhstan 86,801 t compare
  8. 9 Czechoslovakia 72,000 t compare
  9. 10 Italy 67,070 t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — production in Europe?
Cereals n.e.c. — production in Europe was 787,300 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 842,502 t in 2020.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 35,478 t in 1986.
How does Europe rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
Europe ranks 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. 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. — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
98 places, 4,290 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.