Cereals, primary — Production in Europe
Europe: Cereals, primary — Production was 475.80 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe recorded 475.80 million t for cereals, primary — production in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Europe peaked at 549.24 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 249.99 million t, in 1963.
Europe ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 263.71 million t | — |
| 1962 | 281.31 million t | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 249.99 million t | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 296.39 million t | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 276.99 million t | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 326.24 million t | +17.8% |
| 1967 | 322.26 million t | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 344.19 million t | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 340.85 million t | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 350.76 million t | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 379.09 million t | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 372.09 million t | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 420.52 million t | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 409.03 million t | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 345.75 million t | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 420.48 million t | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 406.40 million t | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 464.30 million t | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 402.80 million t | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 428.43 million t | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 387.55 million t | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 437.93 million t | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 429.95 million t | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 458.11 million t | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 452.95 million t | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 469.23 million t | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 460.30 million t | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 458.03 million t | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 480.61 million t | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 493.90 million t | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 459.51 million t | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 406.82 million t | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 412.80 million t | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 383.28 million t | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 375.86 million t | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 390.36 million t | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 440.69 million t | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 385.69 million t | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 375.83 million t | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 384.30 million t | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 430.65 million t | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 436.11 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 363.37 million t | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 469.75 million t | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 427.47 million t | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 403.99 million t | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 393.90 million t | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 505.34 million t | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 467.13 million t | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 405.50 million t | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 466.74 million t | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 419.85 million t | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 485.90 million t | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 527.78 million t | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 504.06 million t | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 511.71 million t | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 526.06 million t | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 498.45 million t | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 543.17 million t | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 525.74 million t | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 549.24 million t | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 524.13 million t | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 513.85 million t | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 475.80 million t | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 300.21 million t | 249.99 million t | 344.19 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 397.12 million t | 345.75 million t | 464.30 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 446.31 million t | 387.55 million t | 480.61 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 412.47 million t | 375.83 million t | 493.90 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 428.20 million t | 363.37 million t | 505.34 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 488.92 million t | 405.50 million t | 543.17 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 517.75 million t | 475.80 million t | 549.24 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 3 India 391.12 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 47.85 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 39.02 million t compare
- 4 USSR 155.96 million t compare
- 5 Brazil 138.98 million t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24.51 million t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 120.40 million t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 15.47 million t compare
- 7 Argentina 85.73 million t compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.89 million t compare
- 8 Indonesia 68.28 million t compare
- 9 Bangladesh 66.35 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.39 million t compare
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- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.6691 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in Europe?
- Cereals, primary — production in Europe was 475.80 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 549.24 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 249.99 million t in 1963.
- How does Europe rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Production. 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.