Figs — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Figs — Area harvested was 24,920 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Figs — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for figs — area harvested in European Union (27) is 24,920 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 471,260 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 24,115 ha, in 2016.
That places European Union (27) 9th out of 23 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.
Figs — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 471,260 ha | — |
| 1962 | 465,570 ha | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 451,975 ha | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 442,865 ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 435,870 ha | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 320,697 ha | -26.4% |
| 1967 | 315,861 ha | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 314,178 ha | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 303,902 ha | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 290,410 ha | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 281,732 ha | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 266,229 ha | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 165,418 ha | -37.9% |
| 1974 | 161,991 ha | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 156,503 ha | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 153,412 ha | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 149,720 ha | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 150,224 ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 148,020 ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 147,317 ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 135,917 ha | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 131,300 ha | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 131,461 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 131,064 ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 152,560 ha | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 150,568 ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 149,307 ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 147,875 ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 145,210 ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 145,516 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 67,986 ha | -53.3% |
| 1992 | 66,820 ha | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 51,394 ha | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 51,990 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 44,012 ha | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 44,012 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46,771 ha | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 47,687 ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 45,190 ha | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 43,647 ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 39,055 ha | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 38,830 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 38,958 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 36,938 ha | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 36,414 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 29,355 ha | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 28,758 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 27,267 ha | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 25,997 ha | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 25,424 ha | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 25,390 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 25,563 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 25,967 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 24,862 ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 25,085 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 24,115 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 24,653 ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 24,970 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 25,600 ha | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 27,640 ha | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 25,810 ha | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 26,270 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 25,330 ha | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 24,920 ha | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — Area harvested in European Union (27) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -53.3% | 145,516 ha | 67,986 ha |
| 1973 | -37.9% | 266,229 ha | 165,418 ha |
| 1966 | -26.4% | 435,870 ha | 320,697 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 391,353 ha | 303,902 ha | 471,260 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 192,366 ha | 148,020 ha | 290,410 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 142,258 ha | 131,064 ha | 152,560 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,138 ha | 44,012 ha | 145,516 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,522 ha | 25,997 ha | 43,647 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,163 ha | 24,115 ha | 25,967 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,994 ha | 24,920 ha | 27,640 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 6 Afghanistan 11,274 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 130 ha compare
- 7 India 5,904 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 8 Yugoslav SFR 4,000 ha compare
- 9 Portugal 3,780 ha compare
- 10 Libya 2,666 ha compare
- 11 China 2,595 ha compare
- 11 China, mainland 2,595 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for European Union (27)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -13.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -12.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 9.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is figs — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Figs — area harvested in European Union (27) was 24,920 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 471,260 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,115 ha in 2016.
- How does European Union (27) rank for figs — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Figs — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.