Mustard seed — Yield in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Mustard seed — Yield was 817.2 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
817.2 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
10th
of 22 groups
All-time high
1,424 kg/ha
in 1973
All-time low
500 kg/ha
in 1982
Years of data
52
1961–2024

Mustard seed — Yield in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 817.2 kg/ha for mustard seed — yield in 2024.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mustard seed — yield in Southern Europe peaked at 1,424 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 500 kg/ha, in 1982.

Southern Europe ranks 10th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Mustard seed — Yield in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Mustard seed — Yield in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,192 kg/ha —
1962 1,154 kg/ha -3.2%
1963 1,080 kg/ha -6.4%
1964 1,250 kg/ha +15.7%
1965 1,176 kg/ha -5.9%
1966 937.5 kg/ha -20.3%
1967 909.1 kg/ha -3.0%
1968 909.1 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 1,125 kg/ha +23.7%
1970 1,143 kg/ha +1.6%
1971 1,022 kg/ha -10.5%
1972 1,050 kg/ha +2.7%
1973 1,424 kg/ha +35.5%
1974 1,122 kg/ha -21.2%
1975 1,106 kg/ha -1.5%
1976 1,133 kg/ha +2.5%
1977 800 kg/ha -29.4%
1978 1,157 kg/ha +44.6%
1979 1,131 kg/ha -2.2%
1980 1,127 kg/ha -0.4%
1981 1,000 kg/ha -11.3%
1982 500 kg/ha -50.0%
1983 666.7 kg/ha +33.3%
1984 1,000 kg/ha +50.0%
1985 1,111 kg/ha +11.1%
1986 1,000 kg/ha -10.0%
1987 1,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1988 555.6 kg/ha -44.4%
1989 500 kg/ha -10.0%
1990 833.3 kg/ha +66.7%
1991 1,200 kg/ha +44.0%
1992 1,000 kg/ha -16.7%
1993 800 kg/ha -20.0%
2006 840 kg/ha +5.0%
2007 714.3 kg/ha -15.0%
2008 1,385 kg/ha +93.8%
2009 842.1 kg/ha -39.2%
2010 769.2 kg/ha -8.7%
2011 800 kg/ha +4.0%
2012 806.5 kg/ha +0.8%
2013 806.5 kg/ha +0.0%
2014 1,000 kg/ha +24.0%
2015 818.9 kg/ha -18.1%
2016 813.3 kg/ha -0.7%
2017 809.8 kg/ha -0.4%
2018 829.4 kg/ha +2.4%
2019 829.5 kg/ha +0.0%
2020 798.7 kg/ha -3.7%
2021 819.1 kg/ha +2.6%
2022 828.6 kg/ha +1.2%
2023 804.1 kg/ha -3.0%
2024 817.2 kg/ha +1.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mustard seed — Yield in Southern 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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +93.8% 714.3 kg/ha 1,385 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,081 kg/ha 909.1 kg/ha 1,250 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,109 kg/ha 800 kg/ha 1,424 kg/ha 10
1980s 846.02 kg/ha 500 kg/ha 1,127 kg/ha 10
1990s 958.33 kg/ha 800 kg/ha 1,200 kg/ha 4
2000s 945.25 kg/ha 714.3 kg/ha 1,385 kg/ha 4
2010s 828.31 kg/ha 769.2 kg/ha 1,000 kg/ha 10
2020s 813.54 kg/ha 798.7 kg/ha 828.6 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 7 Nepal 1,113 kg/ha compare
  2. 8 Afghanistan 1,022 kg/ha compare
  3. 9 Myanmar 945.8 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 Denmark 944.9 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Czechoslovakia 923.1 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Hungary 821.2 kg/ha compare
  7. 13 China 818.3 kg/ha compare
  8. 13 China, mainland 818.3 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 57 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mustard seed — yield in Southern Europe?
Mustard seed — yield in Southern Europe was 817.2 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mustard seed — yield recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1,424 kg/ha in 1973.
What is the lowest mustard seed — yield recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 500 kg/ha in 1982.
How does Southern Europe rank for mustard seed — yield?
Southern Europe ranks 10th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is mustard seed — yield rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mustard seed — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mustard seed — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
57 places, 2,487 data points, 1961–2024
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