Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 11,600 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Northern Europe is 11,600 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 29,851 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1971.
Northern Europe ranks 28th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,576 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,779 ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 4,029 ha | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 4,155 ha | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 2,969 ha | -28.5% |
| 1966 | 783 ha | -73.6% |
| 1967 | 617 ha | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 337 ha | -45.4% |
| 1969 | 267 ha | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 132 ha | -50.6% |
| 1971 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 106 ha | — |
| 1977 | 71 ha | -33.0% |
| 1978 | 41 ha | -42.3% |
| 1979 | 40 ha | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1992 | 29,851 ha | — |
| 1993 | 7,680 ha | -74.3% |
| 1994 | 29,340 ha | +282.0% |
| 1995 | 25,785 ha | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 24,039 ha | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 27,023 ha | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 25,184 ha | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 25,915 ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 28,337 ha | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 28,956 ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 29,771 ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 26,031 ha | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 22,651 ha | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 19,371 ha | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 14,200 ha | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 12,707 ha | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 12,682 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 11,531 ha | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 11,045 ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 10,569 ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 9,758 ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 10,210 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 10,547 ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9,944 ha | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 10,185 ha | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 10,268 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,363 ha | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 16,505 ha | +45.3% |
| 2020 | 12,472 ha | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 10,790 ha | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 10,542 ha | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 10,910 ha | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 11,600 ha | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,279 ha | 267 ha | 4,155 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 39 ha | 0 ha | 132 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 8 |
| 1990s | 24,352 ha | 7,680 ha | 29,851 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 20,624 ha | 11,531 ha | 29,771 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,039 ha | 9,758 ha | 16,505 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,263 ha | 10,542 ha | 12,472 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Northern Europe
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 10.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 0.415 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Northern Europe?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Northern Europe was 11,600 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 29,851 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1971.
- How does Northern Europe rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Northern Europe ranks 28th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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.