Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested was 9,590 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9,590 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
21st
of 28 groups
All-time high
11,251 ha
in 1990
All-time low
6,657 ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, lettuce and chicory — area harvested in Northern Europe stood at 9,590 ha.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lettuce and chicory — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 11,251 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,657 ha, in 1963.

Northern Europe ranks 21st of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 6,957 ha
1962 7,057 ha +1.4%
1963 6,657 ha -5.7%
1964 6,957 ha +4.5%
1965 7,404 ha +6.4%
1966 7,912 ha +6.9%
1967 7,742 ha -2.1%
1968 8,513 ha +10.0%
1969 8,788 ha +3.2%
1970 9,768 ha +11.2%
1971 9,411 ha -3.7%
1972 9,590 ha +1.9%
1973 10,709 ha +11.7%
1974 10,255 ha -4.2%
1975 8,874 ha -13.5%
1976 8,697 ha -2.0%
1977 9,483 ha +9.0%
1978 8,211 ha -13.4%
1979 7,747 ha -5.7%
1980 7,724 ha -0.3%
1981 7,470 ha -3.3%
1982 7,603 ha +1.8%
1983 8,489 ha +11.7%
1984 8,297 ha -2.3%
1985 7,904 ha -4.7%
1986 7,584 ha -4.0%
1987 7,968 ha +5.1%
1988 9,391 ha +17.9%
1989 8,946 ha -4.7%
1990 11,251 ha +25.8%
1991 10,967 ha -2.5%
1992 11,002 ha +0.3%
1993 9,311 ha -15.4%
1994 9,384 ha +0.8%
1995 8,943 ha -4.7%
1996 9,235 ha +3.3%
1997 7,897 ha -14.5%
1998 8,791 ha +11.3%
1999 8,796 ha +0.1%
2000 9,167 ha +4.2%
2001 8,157 ha -11.0%
2002 7,944 ha -2.6%
2003 8,329 ha +4.8%
2004 8,982 ha +7.8%
2005 8,939 ha -0.5%
2006 9,349 ha +4.6%
2007 9,515 ha +1.8%
2008 9,287 ha -2.4%
2009 10,106 ha +8.8%
2010 9,496 ha -6.0%
2011 9,558 ha +0.7%
2012 9,780 ha +2.3%
2013 9,928 ha +1.5%
2014 10,625 ha +7.0%
2015 10,351 ha -2.6%
2016 8,602 ha -16.9%
2017 9,082 ha +5.6%
2018 9,450 ha +4.1%
2019 9,754 ha +3.2%
2020 9,582 ha -1.8%
2021 9,185 ha -4.1%
2022 9,706 ha +5.7%
2023 9,574 ha -1.4%
2024 9,590 ha +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,554 ha 6,657 ha 8,788 ha 9
1970s 9,274 ha 7,747 ha 10,709 ha 10
1980s 8,138 ha 7,470 ha 9,391 ha 10
1990s 9,558 ha 7,897 ha 11,251 ha 10
2000s 8,978 ha 7,944 ha 10,106 ha 10
2010s 9,663 ha 8,602 ha 10,625 ha 10
2020s 9,527 ha 9,185 ha 9,706 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 18 Mali 6,387 ha compare
  2. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,880 ha compare
  3. 20 Peru 5,526 ha compare
  4. 21 Colombia 5,076 ha compare
  5. 22 Egypt 4,911 ha compare
  6. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,610 ha compare
  7. 24 Republic of Korea 4,181 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lettuce and chicory — area harvested in Northern Europe?
Lettuce and chicory — area harvested in Northern Europe was 9,590 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lettuce and chicory — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 11,251 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest lettuce and chicory — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,657 ha in 1963.
How does Northern Europe rank for lettuce and chicory — area harvested?
Northern Europe ranks 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is lettuce and chicory — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 7,390 data points, 1961–2024
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