Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 597,559 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Europe stood at 597,559 ha.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Europe peaked at 5.60 million ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 527,440 ha, in 2010.
Europe ranks 16th of 28 regions 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.34 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.60 million ha | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 5.30 million ha | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 5.28 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.12 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 5.06 million ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 4.89 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 4.77 million ha | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 4.84 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 4.91 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 4.87 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 4.89 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 4.79 million ha | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.91 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.89 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.94 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.99 million ha | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.99 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.86 million ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.00 million ha | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.77 million ha | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 4.81 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.91 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 5.12 million ha | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 5.10 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 5.17 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.20 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.06 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.96 million ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.56 million ha | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 4.12 million ha | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 1.18 million ha | -71.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 million ha | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 883,848 ha | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 999,561 ha | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 989,842 ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 955,393 ha | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 981,360 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 million ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 898,835 ha | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 917,214 ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 823,623 ha | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 832,918 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 856,120 ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 813,134 ha | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 728,976 ha | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 718,347 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 585,852 ha | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 539,717 ha | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 527,440 ha | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 592,943 ha | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 595,809 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 554,166 ha | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 568,046 ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 566,628 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 555,830 ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 587,633 ha | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 614,574 ha | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 659,300 ha | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 661,765 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 592,305 ha | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 593,796 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 559,190 ha | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 597,559 ha | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.13 million ha | 4.77 million ha | 5.60 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.90 million ha | 4.79 million ha | 4.99 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.01 million ha | 4.77 million ha | 5.20 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 million ha | 883,848 ha | 4.56 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 771,474 ha | 539,717 ha | 917,214 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 582,237 ha | 527,440 ha | 659,300 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 600,923 ha | 559,190 ha | 661,765 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 13 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare
- 14 Benin 535,579 ha compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 482,704 ha compare
- 16 Australia 474,900 ha compare
- 17 Ethiopia 416,215 ha compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 265,959 ha compare
- 19 Greece 260,182 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Europe?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Europe was 597,559 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.60 million ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 527,440 ha in 2010.
- How does Europe rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 16th out of 28 regions with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.