Cherries — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cherries — Area harvested was 740 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cherries — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cherries — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 740 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cherries — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 4,500 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 380 ha, in 2003.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 47th of 71 countries 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.
Cherries — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,500 ha | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 4,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1966 | 1,500 ha | -50.0% |
| 1967 | 800 ha | -46.7% |
| 1968 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 3,100 ha | +210.0% |
| 1971 | 2,500 ha | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 2,800 ha | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 2,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1974 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 2,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 800 ha | -63.6% |
| 1978 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,400 ha | +75.0% |
| 1980 | 1,600 ha | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 800 ha | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 1,500 ha | +87.5% |
| 1983 | 800 ha | -46.7% |
| 1984 | 1,200 ha | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 830 ha | -30.8% |
| 1986 | 820 ha | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 850 ha | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 800 ha | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 841 ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 872 ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 872 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 808 ha | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 772 ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 778 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 800 ha | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 600 ha | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 470 ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 430 ha | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 380 ha | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 390 ha | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 400 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 447 ha | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 447 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 456 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 500 ha | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 609 ha | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 659 ha | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 688 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 711 ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 710 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 731 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 756 ha | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 766 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 761 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 759 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 759 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 759 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 740 ha | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cherries — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +210.0% | 1,000 ha | 3,100 ha |
| 1982 | +87.5% | 800 ha | 1,500 ha |
| 1979 | +75.0% | 800 ha | 1,400 ha |
| 1977 | -63.6% | 2,200 ha | 800 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,622 ha | 800 ha | 4,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,980 ha | 800 ha | 3,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,004 ha | 800 ha | 1,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 700.2 ha | 500 ha | 872 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 432 ha | 380 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 668 ha | 500 ha | 766 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 755.6 ha | 740 ha | 761 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cherries — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Cherries — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 740 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cherries — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,500 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest cherries — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 380 ha in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for cherries — area harvested?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 47th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cherries — area harvested rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.