Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Euro area
Euro area: Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate was -48.38 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Euro area, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Euro area is -48.38 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2,985.4% on the previous year and down 29,667.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Euro area peaked at 6.26 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -48.38 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Euro area ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -184.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0766 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1965 | -0.5796 % change on previous year | -856.8% |
| 1966 | -1.73 % change on previous year | +198.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2016 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 1968 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +638.0% |
| 1969 | -0.2665 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1970 | -0.1604 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1971 | -0.1723 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1972 | -0.0021 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 1973 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +59564.1% |
| 1974 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 1975 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3155 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 1977 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -1004.2% |
| 1978 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -221.2% |
| 1979 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4252 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1981 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -505.6% |
| 1982 | 0.641 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 1983 | -0.9626 % change on previous year | -250.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4102 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 1985 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -505.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0669 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1987 | -1.69 % change on previous year | +2426.5% |
| 1988 | -0.1717 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7293 % change on previous year | -524.8% |
| 1990 | -3.65 % change on previous year | -601.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2547 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1992 | 5.92 % change on previous year | +2224.0% |
| 1993 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1994 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7601 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 1996 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +130.8% |
| 1997 | 3.91 % change on previous year | +123.0% |
| 1998 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 1999 | -3.41 % change on previous year | +106.6% |
| 2000 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -198.2% |
| 2001 | -0.8204 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 2002 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -365.4% |
| 2003 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -278.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 2005 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -176.1% |
| 2006 | -2.94 % change on previous year | +54.9% |
| 2007 | -0.026 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 2008 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -24175.5% |
| 2009 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -165.5% |
| 2010 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 2011 | -0.3074 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2012 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -925.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1625 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2015 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +571.7% |
| 2016 | -0.9715 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2017 | -3.61 % change on previous year | +272.1% |
| 2018 | -0.7682 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 2019 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -409.9% |
| 2020 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8259 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 2022 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -274.2% |
| 2023 | -1.57 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2024 | -48.38 % change on previous year | +2985.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Euro area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -59564.1% | -0.0021 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +24175.5% | -0.026 % change on previous year | 6.26 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -2985.4% | -1.57 % change on previous year | -48.38 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | -2426.5% | -0.0669 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +2224.0% | 0.2547 % change on previous year | 5.92 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0658 % change on previous year | -1.73 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.1824 % change on previous year | -2.85 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4073 % change on previous year | -1.72 % change on previous year | 0.7293 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1444 % change on previous year | -3.65 % change on previous year | 5.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0607 % change on previous year | -4.1 % change on previous year | 6.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4363 % change on previous year | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.5 % change on previous year | -48.38 % change on previous year | 0.8259 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 25 Palestine 8.96 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Bolivia 8.54 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Argentina 7.82 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 7.32 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Guatemala 7.31 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Myanmar 7 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 6.46 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3014 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Euro area?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Euro area was -48.38 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.38 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate?
- Euro area ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29,667.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land under cereal production (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land under cereal production (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.