Hempseed — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Hempseed — Production was 111.42 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
111.42 t
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
10th
of 13 groups
All-time high
17,196 t
in 1966
All-time low
48.05 t
in 2000
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Hempseed — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2017

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

Analysis

In 2017, hempseed — production in European Union (27) stood at 111.42 t.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hempseed — production in European Union (27) peaked at 17,196 t in 1966 and was at its lowest, 48.05 t, in 2000.

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

Hempseed — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Hempseed — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2017.
Year t Change
1961 11,646 t —
1962 12,029 t +3.3%
1963 12,683 t +5.4%
1964 11,289 t -11.0%
1965 13,823 t +22.4%
1966 17,196 t +24.4%
1967 12,039 t -30.0%
1968 10,812 t -10.2%
1969 6,908 t -36.1%
1970 5,817 t -15.8%
1971 6,105 t +5.0%
1972 5,404 t -11.5%
1973 8,042 t +48.8%
1974 8,454 t +5.1%
1975 7,786 t -7.9%
1976 9,291 t +19.3%
1977 10,014 t +7.8%
1978 8,471 t -15.4%
1979 6,442 t -24.0%
1980 6,855 t +6.4%
1981 5,317 t -22.4%
1982 5,662 t +6.5%
1983 5,944 t +5.0%
1984 5,516 t -7.2%
1985 5,560 t +0.8%
1986 5,485 t -1.3%
1987 5,561 t +1.4%
1988 4,515 t -18.8%
1989 5,514 t +22.1%
1990 15,152 t +174.8%
1991 906 t -94.0%
1992 653 t -27.9%
1993 173 t -73.5%
1994 94 t -45.7%
1995 98 t +4.3%
1996 220 t +124.5%
1997 265.33 t +20.6%
1998 222 t -16.3%
1999 485.43 t +118.7%
2000 48.05 t -90.1%
2001 77.97 t +62.3%
2002 124.08 t +59.1%
2003 124.5 t +0.3%
2004 125.31 t +0.7%
2005 109.55 t -12.6%
2006 114.64 t +4.6%
2007 122.05 t +6.5%
2008 122.42 t +0.3%
2009 122.69 t +0.2%
2010 122.85 t +0.1%
2011 122.91 t +0.0%
2012 124.76 t +1.5%
2013 124.76 t +0.0%
2014 115.88 t -7.1%
2015 108.61 t -6.3%
2016 112.19 t +3.3%
2017 111.42 t -0.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Hempseed — Production 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.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +174.8% 5,514 t 15,152 t
1996 +124.5% 98 t 220 t
1999 +118.7% 222 t 485.43 t
1991 -94.0% 15,152 t 906 t
2000 -90.1% 485.43 t 48.05 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,047 t 6,908 t 17,196 t 9
1970s 7,583 t 5,404 t 10,014 t 10
1980s 5,593 t 4,515 t 6,855 t 10
1990s 1,827 t 94 t 15,152 t 10
2000s 109.13 t 48.05 t 125.31 t 10
2010s 117.92 t 108.61 t 124.76 t 8

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 7 Chile 1,581 t compare
  2. 8 Hungary 1,191 t compare
  3. 9 Ukraine 574.63 t compare
  4. 10 Yugoslav SFR 267 t compare
  5. 11 Romania 83.59 t compare
  6. 12 Portugal 40 t compare
  7. 13 Bulgaria 39 t compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hempseed — production in European Union (27)?
Hempseed — production in European Union (27) was 111.42 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest hempseed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 17,196 t in 1966.
What is the lowest hempseed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.05 t in 2000.
How does European Union (27) rank for hempseed — production?
European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2017.
Is hempseed — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hempseed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
36 places, 1,423 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.