Hempseed — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Hempseed — Area harvested was 7,513 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hempseed — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, hempseed — area harvested in Europe stood at 7,513 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hempseed — area harvested in Europe peaked at 229,891 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2,503 ha, in 2009.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hempseed — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 223,601 ha | — |
| 1962 | 222,683 ha | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 217,063 ha | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 217,191 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 229,891 ha | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 223,606 ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 205,080 ha | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 171,892 ha | -16.2% |
| 1969 | 154,768 ha | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 127,172 ha | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 120,852 ha | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 99,839 ha | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 117,856 ha | +18.0% |
| 1974 | 129,665 ha | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 109,272 ha | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 108,979 ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 103,317 ha | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 101,372 ha | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 99,135 ha | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 99,750 ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 101,720 ha | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 103,260 ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 103,798 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 111,716 ha | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 111,281 ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 102,208 ha | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 99,646 ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 91,876 ha | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 101,401 ha | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 38,636 ha | -61.9% |
| 1991 | 32,899 ha | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 26,662 ha | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 14,522 ha | -45.5% |
| 1994 | 6,937 ha | -52.2% |
| 1995 | 7,797 ha | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 8,029 ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 6,272 ha | -21.9% |
| 1998 | 6,796 ha | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 5,005 ha | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 4,524 ha | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 3,703 ha | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 2,891 ha | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 2,566 ha | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 2,928 ha | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 3,018 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2,761 ha | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 2,853 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 3,180 ha | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 2,503 ha | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 2,550 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,851 ha | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 3,553 ha | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 3,746 ha | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3,969 ha | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3,232 ha | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 4,346 ha | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 5,616 ha | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 5,848 ha | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 7,147 ha | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 8,022 ha | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 8,857 ha | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 8,680 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 7,097 ha | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 7,513 ha | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 207,308 ha | 154,768 ha | 229,891 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,746 ha | 99,135 ha | 129,665 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 102,666 ha | 91,876 ha | 111,716 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,356 ha | 5,005 ha | 38,636 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,093 ha | 2,503 ha | 4,524 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,286 ha | 2,550 ha | 7,147 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,034 ha | 7,097 ha | 8,857 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hempseed — area harvested in Europe?
- Hempseed — area harvested in Europe was 7,513 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hempseed — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 229,891 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest hempseed — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,503 ha in 2009.
- How does Europe rank for hempseed — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hempseed — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hempseed — 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.