Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 154,663 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Europe stood at 154,663 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Europe peaked at 154,663 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,000 ha, in 1981.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 48,000 ha | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 33,000 ha | -31.2% |
| 1964 | 41,000 ha | +24.2% |
| 1965 | 44,000 ha | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 50,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 52,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 54,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 54,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 54,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30,000 ha | -44.4% |
| 1972 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23,000 ha | -23.3% |
| 1975 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16,000 ha | -30.4% |
| 1980 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 66,650 ha | +344.3% |
| 1986 | 71,700 ha | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 71,665 ha | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 71,865 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 68,290 ha | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 68,684 ha | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 76,982 ha | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 78,041 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 82,207 ha | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 80,871 ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 76,132 ha | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 82,353 ha | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 81,435 ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 86,379 ha | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 78,086 ha | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 76,976 ha | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 81,075 ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 81,991 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 88,115 ha | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 83,440 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 82,072 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 82,478 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 85,318 ha | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 93,991 ha | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 105,219 ha | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 108,234 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 102,562 ha | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 108,987 ha | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 110,884 ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 109,549 ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 115,754 ha | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 115,633 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 117,609 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 135,589 ha | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 147,747 ha | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 150,603 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 146,529 ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 149,460 ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 154,363 ha | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 154,663 ha | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chestnuts, in shell — 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 | +344.3% | 15,000 ha | 66,650 ha |
| 1971 | -44.4% | 54,000 ha | 30,000 ha |
| 1963 | -31.2% | 48,000 ha | 33,000 ha |
| 1979 | -30.4% | 23,000 ha | 16,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,333 ha | 33,000 ha | 54,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,500 ha | 16,000 ha | 54,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,617 ha | 15,000 ha | 71,865 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,117 ha | 68,684 ha | 86,379 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,068 ha | 76,976 ha | 105,219 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 117,255 ha | 102,562 ha | 147,747 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,124 ha | 146,529 ha | 154,663 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 China 268,254 ha compare
- 1 China, mainland 268,254 ha compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 58,720 ha compare
- 3 Portugal 51,170 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 14,007 ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,325 ha compare
- 4 Italy 39,420 ha compare
- 5 Spain 38,540 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 29,895 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Europe?
- Chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Europe was 154,663 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 154,663 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 ha in 1981.
- How does Europe rank for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 Chestnuts, in shell — 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.