Cherries — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Cherries — Area harvested was 164,344 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cherries — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cherries — area harvested in Europe is 164,344 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cherries — area harvested in Europe peaked at 228,449 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 49,618 ha, in 1967.
That places Europe 2nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cherries — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,368 ha | — |
| 1962 | 55,550 ha | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 56,008 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 58,846 ha | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 57,335 ha | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 52,637 ha | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 49,618 ha | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 56,315 ha | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 90,123 ha | +60.0% |
| 1970 | 102,789 ha | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 104,895 ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 99,446 ha | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 100,425 ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 112,235 ha | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 110,884 ha | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 111,980 ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 107,047 ha | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 110,912 ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 106,428 ha | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 107,471 ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 108,207 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 108,001 ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 105,497 ha | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 103,813 ha | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 228,449 ha | +120.1% |
| 1986 | 224,190 ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 220,157 ha | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 221,531 ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 218,900 ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 201,204 ha | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 186,440 ha | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 220,774 ha | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 211,249 ha | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 190,755 ha | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 197,042 ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 198,522 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 195,583 ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 192,736 ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 189,432 ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 187,134 ha | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 190,012 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 185,476 ha | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 183,199 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 181,724 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 174,593 ha | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 176,336 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 177,743 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 165,057 ha | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 167,586 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 169,128 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 171,282 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 167,116 ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 166,417 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 167,918 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 165,741 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 165,875 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 165,074 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 167,206 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 166,764 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 173,742 ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 168,223 ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 168,906 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 162,532 ha | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 164,344 ha | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cherries — Area harvested 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +120.1% | 103,813 ha | 228,449 ha |
| 1969 | +60.0% | 56,315 ha | 90,123 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,756 ha | 49,618 ha | 90,123 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 106,704 ha | 99,446 ha | 112,235 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 164,622 ha | 103,813 ha | 228,449 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 198,374 ha | 186,440 ha | 220,774 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 178,886 ha | 165,057 ha | 190,012 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,252 ha | 165,074 ha | 171,282 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,549 ha | 162,532 ha | 173,742 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Chile 76,447 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 77,528 ha compare
- 2 USSR 35,000 ha compare
- 3 Spain 28,920 ha compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 30,358 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 19,484 ha compare
- 4 Italy 28,290 ha compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 4,463 ha compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 17,264 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cherries — area harvested in Europe?
- Cherries — area harvested in Europe was 164,344 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cherries — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 228,449 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest cherries — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,618 ha in 1967.
- How does Europe rank for cherries — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cherries — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Cherries — Area harvested. 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.