Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Area harvested in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Area harvested was 6,491 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested in Southern Europe is 6,491 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 7,844 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 500 ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Europe 12th out of 24 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.
Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Area harvested in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 700 ha | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 844 ha | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 933 ha | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 732 ha | -21.5% |
| 1967 | 828 ha | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 889 ha | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 993 ha | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 1,150 ha | +15.8% |
| 1971 | 1,351 ha | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 1,481 ha | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 1,546 ha | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 1,904 ha | +23.2% |
| 1975 | 1,901 ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 2,050 ha | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 2,390 ha | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 2,166 ha | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 2,563 ha | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 2,345 ha | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 2,361 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 3,509 ha | +48.6% |
| 1983 | 3,688 ha | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 4,070 ha | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 4,255 ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 5,721 ha | +34.5% |
| 1987 | 6,111 ha | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 6,185 ha | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 6,472 ha | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 7,287 ha | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 7,382 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7,543 ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 7,682 ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 7,581 ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 6,824 ha | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 6,411 ha | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 6,471 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 6,728 ha | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 6,136 ha | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 6,963 ha | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 6,223 ha | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 6,280 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7,111 ha | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 6,788 ha | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7,021 ha | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6,663 ha | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 6,371 ha | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 6,658 ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 5,808 ha | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 6,726 ha | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 7,109 ha | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 7,195 ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6,968 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5,984 ha | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 6,203 ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 6,155 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6,448 ha | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 6,756 ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6,578 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7,462 ha | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 7,844 ha | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 6,497 ha | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 6,331 ha | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 6,491 ha | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 779.89 ha | 500 ha | 993 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,850 ha | 1,150 ha | 2,563 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,472 ha | 2,345 ha | 6,472 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,004 ha | 6,136 ha | 7,682 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,589 ha | 5,808 ha | 7,111 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,612 ha | 5,984 ha | 7,195 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,925 ha | 6,331 ha | 7,844 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,180 ha compare
- 10 Belgium-Luxembourg 2,683 ha compare
- 11 Spain 2,600 ha compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 2,573 ha compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,444 ha compare
- 14 Germany 2,380 ha compare
- 15 Poland 2,000 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested in Southern Europe?
- Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested in Southern Europe was 6,491 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7,844 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested?
- Southern Europe ranks 12th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — 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.