Millet — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Millet — Area harvested was 358,192 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Millet — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, millet — area harvested in Europe stood at 358,192 ha.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet — area harvested in Europe peaked at 4.36 million ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 254,473 ha, in 2018.
Europe ranks 11th of 26 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.
Millet — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.87 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.36 million ha | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 4.04 million ha | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 3.60 million ha | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 3.31 million ha | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 3.31 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 3.85 million ha | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 3.09 million ha | -19.7% |
| 1969 | 3.42 million ha | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 2.74 million ha | -20.1% |
| 1971 | 2.43 million ha | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 2.75 million ha | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 2.87 million ha | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 2.99 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 2.80 million ha | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 3.01 million ha | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 3.06 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 2.93 million ha | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 2.78 million ha | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 2.90 million ha | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 2.69 million ha | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 2.83 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 2.89 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.64 million ha | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 2.82 million ha | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 2.50 million ha | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 2.77 million ha | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 2.62 million ha | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 2.77 million ha | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 2.92 million ha | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 3.04 million ha | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.04 million ha | -32.9% |
| 1993 | 1.65 million ha | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 855,628 ha | -48.2% |
| 1995 | 881,282 ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million ha | +47.7% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million ha | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 823,184 ha | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 1.23 million ha | +49.1% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million ha | +43.8% |
| 2001 | 976,501 ha | -44.7% |
| 2002 | 481,396 ha | -50.7% |
| 2003 | 996,790 ha | +107.1% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million ha | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 567,554 ha | -58.2% |
| 2006 | 739,708 ha | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 515,173 ha | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 700,244 ha | +35.9% |
| 2009 | 413,332 ha | -41.0% |
| 2010 | 309,698 ha | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 839,736 ha | +171.1% |
| 2012 | 541,002 ha | -35.6% |
| 2013 | 502,680 ha | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 569,115 ha | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 615,033 ha | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 576,409 ha | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 342,978 ha | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 254,473 ha | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 457,374 ha | +79.7% |
| 2020 | 528,988 ha | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 366,270 ha | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 258,089 ha | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 368,600 ha | +42.8% |
| 2024 | 358,192 ha | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet — Area harvested in Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +171.1% | 309,698 ha | 839,736 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 million ha | 3.09 million ha | 4.36 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.84 million ha | 2.43 million ha | 3.06 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 million ha | 2.50 million ha | 2.90 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million ha | 823,184 ha | 3.04 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 851,326 ha | 413,332 ha | 1.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 500,850 ha | 254,473 ha | 839,736 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 376,028 ha | 258,089 ha | 528,988 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 8 Chad 1.16 million ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,071 ha compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 1.10 million ha compare
- 9 Türkiye 994 ha compare
- 10 Senegal 1.00 million ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 321 ha compare
- 11 China 884,639 ha compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 161 ha compare
- 12 China, mainland 884,322 ha compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 104 ha compare
- 13 Ethiopia 455,000 ha compare
- 14 Namibia 268,803 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is millet — area harvested in Europe?
- Millet — area harvested in Europe was 358,192 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 million ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest millet — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 254,473 ha in 2018.
- How does Europe rank for millet — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is millet — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Millet — 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.