Dates — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Dates — Area harvested was 492 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dates — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dates — area harvested in Europe is 492 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in Europe peaked at 1,250 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 401 ha, in 1962.
Europe ranks 17th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Dates — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 405 ha | — |
| 1962 | 401 ha | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 401 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 531 ha | +32.4% |
| 1965 | 621 ha | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 620 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 620 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 620 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 620 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 710 ha | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 710 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 706 ha | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 759 ha | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 752 ha | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 751 ha | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 736 ha | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 589 ha | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 587 ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 453 ha | -22.8% |
| 1980 | 449 ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 534 ha | +18.9% |
| 1982 | 542 ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 557 ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 662 ha | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 660 ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 602 ha | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 572 ha | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 516 ha | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 516 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 603 ha | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 427 ha | -29.2% |
| 1992 | 442 ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 416 ha | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 456 ha | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 464 ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 494 ha | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 588 ha | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 585 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 525 ha | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 754 ha | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 856 ha | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 764 ha | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 764 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,081 ha | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 1,133 ha | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1,155 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,250 ha | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1,167 ha | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,180 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,136 ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,109 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,055 ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,038 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,165 ha | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 1,069 ha | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 982 ha | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 972 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 482 ha | -50.4% |
| 2019 | 485 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 487 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 489 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 490 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 490 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 492 ha | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -50.4% | 972 ha | 482 ha |
| 2000 | +43.6% | 525 ha | 754 ha |
| 2004 | +41.5% | 764 ha | 1,081 ha |
| 1964 | +32.4% | 401 ha | 531 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 537.67 ha | 401 ha | 621 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 675.3 ha | 453 ha | 759 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 561 ha | 449 ha | 662 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 500 ha | 416 ha | 603 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,010 ha | 754 ha | 1,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 949.3 ha | 482 ha | 1,165 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 489.6 ha | 487 ha | 492 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dates — area harvested in Europe?
- Dates — area harvested in Europe was 492 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,250 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 401 ha in 1962.
- How does Europe rank for dates — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 17th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. 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 Dates — 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.