Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in World
World: Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 548,617 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in World stood at 548,617 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in World peaked at 549,951 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100,420 ha, in 1963.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in World, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 102,870 ha | — |
| 1962 | 111,310 ha | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 100,420 ha | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 115,200 ha | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 123,800 ha | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 129,600 ha | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 135,860 ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 131,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 132,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 136,380 ha | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 114,160 ha | -16.3% |
| 1972 | 117,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 117,800 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 112,200 ha | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 117,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 117,800 ha | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 131,500 ha | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 137,400 ha | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 141,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 133,000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 122,800 ha | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 123,500 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 125,800 ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 126,400 ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 231,470 ha | +83.1% |
| 1986 | 240,740 ha | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 245,535 ha | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 246,125 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 247,625 ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 237,154 ha | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 239,809 ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 255,722 ha | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 249,001 ha | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 252,972 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 247,586 ha | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 270,204 ha | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 285,850 ha | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 295,725 ha | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 290,195 ha | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 291,502 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 304,605 ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 320,693 ha | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 342,927 ha | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 372,133 ha | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 383,672 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 421,188 ha | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 442,724 ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 474,147 ha | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 505,047 ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 523,039 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 522,154 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 532,370 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 544,025 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 532,231 ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 532,297 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 521,719 ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 518,163 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 533,962 ha | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 538,134 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 548,270 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 542,923 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 544,408 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 549,951 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 548,617 ha | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in World 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 | +83.1% | 126,400 ha | 231,470 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120,318 ha | 100,420 ha | 135,860 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,254 ha | 112,200 ha | 141,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,300 ha | 122,800 ha | 247,625 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 262,422 ha | 237,154 ha | 295,725 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 385,864 ha | 291,502 ha | 505,047 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 529,809 ha | 518,163 ha | 544,025 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 546,834 ha | 542,923 ha | 549,951 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in World?
- Chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in World was 548,617 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 549,951 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,420 ha in 1963.
- How does World rank for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- World ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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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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.