Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 295,305 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
295,305 t
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
21st
of 28 groups
All-time high
705,432 t
in 1999
All-time low
173,884 t
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Southern Europe stood at 295,305 t.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Southern Europe peaked at 705,432 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 173,884 t, in 1979.

Southern Europe ranks 21st of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 296,455 t
1962 303,018 t +2.2%
1963 292,753 t -3.4%
1964 237,717 t -18.8%
1965 244,003 t +2.6%
1966 263,220 t +7.9%
1967 235,319 t -10.6%
1968 187,712 t -20.2%
1969 209,361 t +11.5%
1970 201,008 t -4.0%
1971 195,247 t -2.9%
1972 222,181 t +13.8%
1973 197,902 t -10.9%
1974 210,049 t +6.1%
1975 202,616 t -3.5%
1976 178,361 t -12.0%
1977 202,014 t +13.3%
1978 194,727 t -3.6%
1979 173,884 t -10.7%
1980 202,469 t +16.4%
1981 219,936 t +8.6%
1982 178,025 t -19.1%
1983 197,582 t +11.0%
1984 224,033 t +13.4%
1985 265,188 t +18.4%
1986 336,162 t +26.8%
1987 307,130 t -8.6%
1988 376,560 t +22.6%
1989 360,335 t -4.3%
1990 331,949 t -7.9%
1991 301,652 t -9.1%
1992 356,277 t +18.1%
1993 385,679 t +8.3%
1994 484,923 t +25.7%
1995 519,151 t +7.1%
1996 572,736 t +10.3%
1997 636,540 t +11.1%
1998 698,604 t +9.8%
1999 705,432 t +1.0%
2000 585,664 t -17.0%
2001 595,580 t +1.7%
2002 571,018 t -4.1%
2003 492,911 t -13.7%
2004 563,466 t +14.3%
2005 558,992 t -0.8%
2006 417,728 t -25.3%
2007 411,617 t -1.5%
2008 336,742 t -18.2%
2009 321,861 t -4.4%
2010 289,919 t -9.9%
2011 349,960 t +20.7%
2012 347,076 t -0.8%
2013 359,322 t +3.5%
2014 368,705 t +2.6%
2015 357,712 t -3.0%
2016 323,098 t -9.7%
2017 359,727 t +11.3%
2018 382,712 t +6.4%
2019 399,480 t +4.4%
2020 378,674 t -5.2%
2021 365,100 t -3.6%
2022 330,289 t -9.5%
2023 291,864 t -11.6%
2024 295,305 t +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 252,173 t 187,712 t 303,018 t 9
1970s 197,799 t 173,884 t 222,181 t 10
1980s 266,742 t 178,025 t 376,560 t 10
1990s 499,294 t 301,652 t 705,432 t 10
2000s 485,558 t 321,861 t 595,580 t 10
2010s 353,771 t 289,919 t 399,480 t 10
2020s 332,246 t 291,864 t 378,674 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 18 Turkmenistan 210,083 t compare
  2. 19 Mexico 180,764 t compare
  3. 20 Cameroon 171,919 t compare
  4. 21 Cambodia 157,374 t compare
  5. 22 Sudan 125,580 t compare
  6. 23 Myanmar 112,515 t compare
  7. 24 Kazakhstan 105,582 t compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Southern Europe?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Southern Europe was 295,305 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 705,432 t in 1999.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 173,884 t in 1979.
How does Southern Europe rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
Southern Europe ranks 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
177 places, 9,715 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.