Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Europe
Western Europe: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 212,700 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Western 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 Western Europe is 212,700 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 212,700 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46,422 ha, in 1992.
That places Western Europe 23rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131,678 ha | — |
| 1962 | 150,448 ha | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 157,755 ha | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 167,391 ha | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 128,114 ha | -23.5% |
| 1966 | 123,521 ha | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 96,826 ha | -21.6% |
| 1968 | 69,098 ha | -28.6% |
| 1969 | 78,780 ha | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 65,571 ha | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 73,915 ha | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 57,949 ha | -21.6% |
| 1973 | 48,679 ha | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 57,182 ha | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 64,498 ha | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 78,861 ha | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 73,582 ha | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 65,513 ha | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 63,815 ha | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 63,815 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 57,557 ha | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 57,857 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 55,313 ha | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 61,424 ha | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 74,428 ha | +21.2% |
| 1986 | 58,939 ha | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 66,735 ha | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 71,900 ha | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 75,792 ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 78,314 ha | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 57,422 ha | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 46,422 ha | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 55,530 ha | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 71,745 ha | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 76,919 ha | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 72,302 ha | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 81,670 ha | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 76,645 ha | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 83,205 ha | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 85,328 ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 101,249 ha | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 97,907 ha | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 112,714 ha | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 114,896 ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 112,206 ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 105,124 ha | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 103,241 ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 90,832 ha | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 82,932 ha | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 77,593 ha | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 82,905 ha | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 93,852 ha | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 85,293 ha | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 93,488 ha | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 109,730 ha | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 122,762 ha | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 136,317 ha | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 142,990 ha | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 160,930 ha | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 188,580 ha | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 156,070 ha | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 173,160 ha | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 173,620 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 212,700 ha | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122,623 ha | 69,098 ha | 167,391 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 64,956 ha | 48,679 ha | 78,861 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,376 ha | 55,313 ha | 75,792 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,017 ha | 46,422 ha | 83,205 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,643 ha | 82,932 ha | 114,896 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,586 ha | 77,593 ha | 160,930 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 180,826 ha | 156,070 ha | 212,700 ha | 5 |
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- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe was 212,700 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 212,700 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,422 ha in 1992.
- How does Western Europe rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Western Europe ranks 23rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.