Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 11,600 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
11,600 ha
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
28th
of 28 groups
All-time high
29,851 ha
in 1992
All-time low
0 ha
in 1971
Years of data
60
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 25 Zimbabwe 159,250 ha compare
  2. 26 Mexico 140,037 ha compare
  3. 27 Philippines 138,288 ha compare
  4. 28 Chad 136,000 ha compare
  5. 29 Tajikistan 123,037 ha compare
  6. 30 Central African Republic 119,298 ha compare
  7. 31 France 115,876 ha compare

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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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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
176 places, 9,571 data points, 1961–2024
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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.