Hempseed — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Hempseed — Area harvested was 858 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Hempseed — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, hempseed — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 858 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hempseed — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 78,063 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 551 ha, in 2000.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hempseed — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78,063 ha | — |
| 1962 | 72,719 ha | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 71,641 ha | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 70,686 ha | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 61,740 ha | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 66,196 ha | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 62,945 ha | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 55,642 ha | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 49,975 ha | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 41,011 ha | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 42,357 ha | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 38,858 ha | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 41,774 ha | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 49,924 ha | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 45,001 ha | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 48,220 ha | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 46,768 ha | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 45,784 ha | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 44,703 ha | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 46,157 ha | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 48,051 ha | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 47,225 ha | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 48,900 ha | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 56,932 ha | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 56,528 ha | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 46,188 ha | -18.3% |
| 1987 | 46,195 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 41,059 ha | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 49,685 ha | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 20,081 ha | -59.6% |
| 1991 | 14,018 ha | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 9,910 ha | -29.3% |
| 1993 | 2,338 ha | -76.4% |
| 1994 | 907 ha | -61.2% |
| 1995 | 1,160 ha | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 3,350 ha | +188.8% |
| 1997 | 2,758 ha | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 3,110 ha | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 1,352 ha | -56.5% |
| 2000 | 551 ha | -59.2% |
| 2001 | 653 ha | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 1,053 ha | +61.3% |
| 2003 | 1,254 ha | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 1,055 ha | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 891 ha | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 898 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 972 ha | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 971 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 970 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 969 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 967 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 966 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 964 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 841 ha | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 811 ha | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 861 ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 858 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,512 ha | 49,975 ha | 78,063 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,440 ha | 38,858 ha | 49,924 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,692 ha | 41,059 ha | 56,932 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,898 ha | 907 ha | 20,081 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 926.8 ha | 551 ha | 1,254 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 904.62 ha | 811 ha | 969 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hempseed — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Hempseed — area harvested in European Union (27) was 858 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hempseed — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 78,063 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest hempseed — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 551 ha in 2000.
- How does European Union (27) rank for hempseed — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2017.
- Is hempseed — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 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.