Natural honey — Production in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Natural honey — Production was 223,550 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
223,550 t
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
10th
of 28 groups
All-time high
307,177 t
in 1988
All-time low
157,556 t
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Natural honey — Production in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for natural honey — production in Eastern Europe is 223,550 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural honey — production in Eastern Europe peaked at 307,177 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 157,556 t, in 1996.

That places Eastern Europe 10th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Natural honey — Production in Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Natural honey — Production in Eastern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 220,765 t
1962 224,973 t +1.9%
1963 246,368 t +9.5%
1964 244,127 t -0.9%
1965 217,753 t -10.8%
1966 258,844 t +18.9%
1967 249,600 t -3.6%
1968 238,038 t -4.6%
1969 214,934 t -9.7%
1970 246,947 t +14.9%
1971 239,074 t -3.2%
1972 224,673 t -6.0%
1973 265,855 t +18.3%
1974 234,664 t -11.7%
1975 208,937 t -11.0%
1976 244,686 t +17.1%
1977 257,371 t +5.2%
1978 230,212 t -10.6%
1979 244,880 t +6.4%
1980 235,479 t -3.8%
1981 243,870 t +3.6%
1982 258,602 t +6.0%
1983 290,399 t +12.3%
1984 259,711 t -10.6%
1985 262,243 t +1.0%
1986 281,881 t +7.5%
1987 282,456 t +0.2%
1988 307,177 t +8.8%
1989 292,856 t -4.7%
1990 297,120 t +1.5%
1991 287,877 t -3.1%
1992 163,925 t -43.1%
1993 174,821 t +6.6%
1994 164,141 t -6.1%
1995 179,040 t +9.1%
1996 157,556 t -12.0%
1997 161,476 t +2.5%
1998 166,917 t +3.4%
1999 164,178 t -1.6%
2000 163,056 t -0.7%
2001 169,486 t +3.9%
2002 157,969 t -6.8%
2003 174,115 t +10.2%
2004 185,192 t +6.4%
2005 200,547 t +8.3%
2006 210,806 t +5.1%
2007 193,837 t -8.0%
2008 216,824 t +11.9%
2009 210,955 t -2.7%
2010 202,213 t -4.1%
2011 221,420 t +9.5%
2012 213,049 t -3.8%
2013 230,980 t +8.4%
2014 223,873 t -3.1%
2015 240,501 t +7.4%
2016 224,834 t -6.5%
2017 242,828 t +8.0%
2018 248,323 t +2.3%
2019 226,676 t -8.7%
2020 224,220 t -1.1%
2021 226,164 t +0.9%
2022 233,012 t +3.0%
2023 225,926 t -3.0%
2024 223,550 t -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 235,045 t 214,934 t 258,844 t 9
1970s 239,730 t 208,937 t 265,855 t 10
1980s 271,467 t 235,479 t 307,177 t 10
1990s 191,705 t 157,556 t 297,120 t 10
2000s 188,279 t 157,969 t 216,824 t 10
2010s 227,470 t 202,213 t 248,323 t 10
2020s 226,574 t 223,550 t 233,012 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 7 Brazil 67,314 t compare
  2. 8 Russian Federation 65,455 t compare
  3. 9 Mexico 57,430 t compare
  4. 10 Ukraine 53,490 t compare
  5. 11 Canada 35,460 t compare
  6. 12 Spain 33,181 t compare
  7. 13 Germany 31,800 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural honey — production in Eastern Europe?
Natural honey — production in Eastern Europe was 223,550 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest natural honey — production recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 307,177 t in 1988.
What is the lowest natural honey — production recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 157,556 t in 1996.
How does Eastern Europe rank for natural honey — production?
Eastern Europe ranks 10th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is natural honey — production rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural honey — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural honey — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,712 data points, 1961–2024
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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.