Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 283,144 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern 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 Southern Europe is 283,144 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 771,803 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 213,096 ha, in 1979.
That places Southern Europe 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 677,375 ha | — |
| 1962 | 771,803 ha | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 628,146 ha | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 458,207 ha | -27.1% |
| 1965 | 447,696 ha | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 474,775 ha | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 376,647 ha | -20.7% |
| 1968 | 345,721 ha | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 371,201 ha | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 296,733 ha | -20.1% |
| 1971 | 275,722 ha | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 349,205 ha | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 297,092 ha | -14.9% |
| 1974 | 306,932 ha | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 247,055 ha | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 251,464 ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 307,657 ha | +22.3% |
| 1978 | 239,672 ha | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 213,096 ha | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 235,055 ha | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 233,372 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 215,183 ha | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 238,820 ha | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 290,468 ha | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 322,500 ha | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 332,202 ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 319,674 ha | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 412,769 ha | +29.1% |
| 1989 | 358,265 ha | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 356,992 ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 317,501 ha | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 388,234 ha | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 380,482 ha | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 416,991 ha | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 465,207 ha | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 537,792 ha | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 569,463 ha | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 621,045 ha | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 684,304 ha | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 526,608 ha | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 500,548 ha | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 472,734 ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 473,590 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 466,846 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 454,056 ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 439,440 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 431,029 ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 305,591 ha | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 291,374 ha | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 314,286 ha | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 368,032 ha | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 362,206 ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 336,996 ha | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 355,745 ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 334,153 ha | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 308,962 ha | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 325,366 ha | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 347,881 ha | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 360,724 ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 342,370 ha | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 323,090 ha | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 307,900 ha | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 283,500 ha | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 283,144 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 505,730 ha | 345,721 ha | 771,803 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 278,463 ha | 213,096 ha | 349,205 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 295,831 ha | 215,183 ha | 412,769 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 473,801 ha | 317,501 ha | 684,304 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 436,182 ha | 291,374 ha | 526,608 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 341,435 ha | 308,962 ha | 368,032 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 308,001 ha | 283,144 ha | 342,370 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Southern Europe?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Southern Europe was 283,144 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 771,803 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,096 ha in 1979.
- How does Southern Europe rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Southern Europe ranks 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.