Mustard seed — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Mustard seed — Area harvested was 264,493 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mustard seed — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, mustard seed — area harvested in Europe stood at 264,493 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mustard seed — area harvested in Europe peaked at 389,318 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 98,600 ha, in 2007.
Europe ranks 4th of 22 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Mustard seed — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 276,058 ha | — |
| 1962 | 366,370 ha | +32.7% |
| 1963 | 339,456 ha | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 326,668 ha | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 307,135 ha | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 294,383 ha | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 267,177 ha | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 264,831 ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 253,273 ha | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 243,447 ha | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 277,816 ha | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 266,235 ha | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 266,744 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 290,730 ha | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 272,249 ha | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 260,608 ha | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 283,165 ha | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 288,391 ha | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 290,228 ha | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 292,355 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 276,690 ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 275,887 ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 288,725 ha | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 286,585 ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 279,942 ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 264,530 ha | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 269,491 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 272,496 ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 247,783 ha | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 310,038 ha | +25.1% |
| 1991 | 265,327 ha | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 219,908 ha | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 143,410 ha | -34.8% |
| 1994 | 152,035 ha | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 192,652 ha | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 164,354 ha | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 173,143 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 181,125 ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 180,303 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 185,725 ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 115,789 ha | -37.7% |
| 2002 | 186,754 ha | +61.3% |
| 2003 | 389,318 ha | +108.5% |
| 2004 | 353,412 ha | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 223,393 ha | -36.8% |
| 2006 | 171,859 ha | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 98,600 ha | -42.6% |
| 2008 | 164,992 ha | +67.3% |
| 2009 | 319,912 ha | +93.9% |
| 2010 | 246,542 ha | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 211,615 ha | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 179,506 ha | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 212,509 ha | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 305,863 ha | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 239,263 ha | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 219,045 ha | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 217,574 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 322,878 ha | +48.4% |
| 2019 | 344,216 ha | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 196,399 ha | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 203,433 ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 248,736 ha | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 336,422 ha | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 264,493 ha | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 299,483 ha | 253,273 ha | 366,370 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 273,961 ha | 243,447 ha | 290,730 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 275,448 ha | 247,783 ha | 292,355 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 198,230 ha | 143,410 ha | 310,038 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,975 ha | 98,600 ha | 389,318 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 249,901 ha | 179,506 ha | 344,216 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 249,897 ha | 196,399 ha | 336,422 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mustard seed — area harvested in Europe?
- Mustard seed — area harvested in Europe was 264,493 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mustard seed — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 389,318 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest mustard seed — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,600 ha in 2007.
- How does Europe rank for mustard seed — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is mustard seed — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mustard seed — 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.