Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Western Europe

Western Europe: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 1.36 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.36 million t
Change on year
up 83.4%
Rank
15th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1.36 million t
in 2024
All-time low
60,242 t
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Western 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 Western Europe stood at 1.36 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 83.4% on the previous year and up 118.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Western Europe peaked at 1.36 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,242 t, in 1970.

That places Western Europe 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Western Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 127,031 t
1962 140,741 t +10.8%
1963 154,457 t +9.7%
1964 181,141 t +17.3%
1965 127,597 t -29.6%
1966 122,033 t -4.4%
1967 106,032 t -13.1%
1968 89,189 t -15.9%
1969 92,783 t +4.0%
1970 60,242 t -35.1%
1971 81,778 t +35.7%
1972 70,389 t -13.9%
1973 61,667 t -12.4%
1974 68,720 t +11.4%
1975 73,823 t +7.4%
1976 89,189 t +20.8%
1977 92,403 t +3.6%
1978 93,663 t +1.4%
1979 89,984 t -3.9%
1980 88,477 t -1.7%
1981 64,392 t -27.2%
1982 82,443 t +28.0%
1983 97,140 t +17.8%
1984 133,335 t +37.3%
1985 149,443 t +12.1%
1986 100,680 t -32.6%
1987 116,131 t +15.3%
1988 137,980 t +18.8%
1989 116,354 t -15.7%
1990 128,910 t +10.8%
1991 333,815 t +159.0%
1992 244,481 t -26.8%
1993 303,792 t +24.3%
1994 399,720 t +31.6%
1995 412,445 t +3.2%
1996 369,876 t -10.3%
1997 455,790 t +23.2%
1998 382,040 t -16.2%
1999 462,216 t +21.0%
2000 482,030 t +4.3%
2001 372,369 t -22.7%
2002 605,270 t +62.5%
2003 671,480 t +10.9%
2004 658,713 t -1.9%
2005 709,342 t +7.7%
2006 641,740 t -9.5%
2007 563,380 t -12.2%
2008 638,400 t +13.3%
2009 537,203 t -15.9%
2010 511,934 t -4.7%
2011 384,584 t -24.9%
2012 656,358 t +70.7%
2013 622,486 t -5.2%
2014 621,067 t -0.2%
2015 639,391 t +3.0%
2016 725,365 t +13.4%
2017 690,478 t -4.8%
2018 816,386 t +18.2%
2019 1.08 million t +31.9%
2020 983,530 t -8.7%
2021 965,160 t -1.9%
2022 909,710 t -5.7%
2023 739,710 t -18.7%
2024 1.36 million t +83.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 126,778 t 89,189 t 181,141 t 9
1970s 78,186 t 60,242 t 93,663 t 10
1980s 108,638 t 64,392 t 149,443 t 10
1990s 349,308 t 128,910 t 462,216 t 10
2000s 587,993 t 372,369 t 709,342 t 10
2010s 674,480 t 384,584 t 1.08 million t 10
2020s 990,978 t 739,710 t 1.36 million t 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 12 Argentina 448,493 t compare
  2. 13 Sri Lanka 370,085 t compare
  3. 14 Greece 283,126 t compare
  4. 15 Burkina Faso 269,304 t compare
  5. 16 Mali 225,480 t compare
  6. 17 Benin 222,591 t compare
  7. 18 Turkmenistan 210,083 t compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Western Europe?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Western Europe was 1.36 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 60,242 t in 1970.
How does Western Europe rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
Western Europe ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 118.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 — 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.