Millet — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Millet — Area harvested was 37,642 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Millet — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet — area harvested in European Union (27) is 37,642 ha, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 61,454 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2,609 ha, in 1984.
That places European Union (27) 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Millet — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,072 ha | — |
| 1962 | 48,983 ha | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 61,454 ha | +25.5% |
| 1964 | 44,106 ha | -28.2% |
| 1965 | 50,781 ha | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 50,370 ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 43,339 ha | -14.0% |
| 1968 | 38,234 ha | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 40,080 ha | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 39,181 ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 31,351 ha | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 26,884 ha | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 20,472 ha | -23.9% |
| 1974 | 19,851 ha | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 21,248 ha | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 8,171 ha | -61.5% |
| 1977 | 9,476 ha | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 8,332 ha | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 13,721 ha | +64.7% |
| 1980 | 6,139 ha | -55.3% |
| 1981 | 9,793 ha | +59.5% |
| 1982 | 6,468 ha | -34.0% |
| 1983 | 4,873 ha | -24.7% |
| 1984 | 2,609 ha | -46.5% |
| 1985 | 4,799 ha | +83.9% |
| 1986 | 7,369 ha | +53.6% |
| 1987 | 5,122 ha | -30.5% |
| 1988 | 4,199 ha | -18.0% |
| 1989 | 6,910 ha | +64.6% |
| 1990 | 10,837 ha | +56.8% |
| 1991 | 10,757 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 17,468 ha | +62.4% |
| 1993 | 16,920 ha | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 17,626 ha | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 15,634 ha | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 19,485 ha | +24.6% |
| 1997 | 14,426 ha | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 16,904 ha | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 16,057 ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 17,344 ha | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 17,642 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 23,222 ha | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 30,444 ha | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 36,622 ha | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 29,990 ha | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 36,053 ha | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 36,722 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 33,839 ha | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 36,642 ha | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 42,531 ha | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 40,787 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 49,666 ha | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 57,339 ha | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 61,359 ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 52,933 ha | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 45,080 ha | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 37,642 ha | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,935 ha | 38,234 ha | 61,454 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,869 ha | 8,171 ha | 39,181 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,828 ha | 2,609 ha | 9,793 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,611 ha | 10,757 ha | 19,485 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,852 ha | 17,344 ha | 36,722 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,417 ha | 37,642 ha | 61,359 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is millet — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Millet — area harvested in European Union (27) was 37,642 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 61,454 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest millet — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,609 ha in 1984.
- How does European Union (27) rank for millet — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2017.
- Is millet — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 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.