Cherries — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Cherries — Area harvested was 122,340 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cherries — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cherries — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 122,340 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cherries — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 171,858 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 28,701 ha, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 3rd of 24 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cherries — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,701 ha | — |
| 1962 | 29,402 ha | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 30,387 ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 30,233 ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 30,735 ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 31,564 ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 29,271 ha | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 31,008 ha | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 64,618 ha | +108.4% |
| 1970 | 66,222 ha | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 63,930 ha | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 67,181 ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 68,987 ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 69,597 ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 69,446 ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 70,362 ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 71,836 ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 73,487 ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 75,416 ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 76,259 ha | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 77,808 ha | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 78,916 ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 75,112 ha | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 75,028 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 171,858 ha | +129.1% |
| 1986 | 163,764 ha | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 154,846 ha | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 158,166 ha | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 156,409 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 139,442 ha | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 128,160 ha | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 130,566 ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 139,310 ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 133,759 ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 137,870 ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 139,851 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 135,963 ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 136,778 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 133,413 ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 132,795 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 134,927 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 129,968 ha | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 125,760 ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 122,648 ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 117,086 ha | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 117,496 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 117,796 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 116,052 ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 118,248 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 120,856 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 120,475 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 118,792 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 120,988 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 120,677 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 123,357 ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 123,587 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 125,865 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 121,951 ha | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 122,276 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 128,261 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 124,827 ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 124,970 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 122,369 ha | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 122,340 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,991 ha | 28,701 ha | 64,618 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,646 ha | 63,930 ha | 75,416 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 118,817 ha | 75,028 ha | 171,858 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,511 ha | 128,160 ha | 139,851 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,278 ha | 116,052 ha | 134,927 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,882 ha | 118,792 ha | 125,865 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,553 ha | 122,340 ha | 128,261 ha | 5 |
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 490,870 t (2024)
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 50.78 million t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 36,697 kg/ha (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 1.38 million ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 17.22 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cherries — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Cherries — area harvested in European Union (27) was 122,340 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cherries — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 171,858 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest cherries — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,701 ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for cherries — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cherries — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.