Oats — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Oats — Area harvested was 182,046 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oats — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oats — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 182,046 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 704,292 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 90,366 ha, in 2005.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 12th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oats — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 704,292 ha | — |
| 1962 | 616,839 ha | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 525,687 ha | -14.8% |
| 1964 | 457,444 ha | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 411,035 ha | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 368,606 ha | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 411,594 ha | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 382,266 ha | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 384,044 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 377,740 ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 363,586 ha | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 316,436 ha | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 283,000 ha | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 255,000 ha | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 233,000 ha | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 235,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 194,684 ha | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 180,283 ha | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 135,796 ha | -24.7% |
| 1980 | 147,629 ha | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 144,000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 129,000 ha | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 108,000 ha | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 106,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 134,000 ha | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 97,000 ha | -27.6% |
| 1987 | 99,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 120,000 ha | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 118,552 ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 106,600 ha | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 103,200 ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 100,204 ha | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 91,731 ha | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 109,000 ha | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 111,750 ha | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 96,000 ha | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 100,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 98,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 92,128 ha | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 108,894 ha | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 112,308 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 125,546 ha | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 121,433 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 107,846 ha | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 90,366 ha | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 121,497 ha | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 129,382 ha | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 135,022 ha | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 129,106 ha | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 124,459 ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 108,604 ha | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 121,924 ha | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 176,541 ha | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 137,233 ha | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 131,000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 141,000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 161,000 ha | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 171,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 182,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 210,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 200,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 174,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 167,000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 182,046 ha | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 473,534 ha | 368,606 ha | 704,292 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 257,452 ha | 135,796 ha | 377,740 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,318 ha | 97,000 ha | 147,629 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,861 ha | 91,731 ha | 111,750 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,140 ha | 90,366 ha | 135,022 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,476 ha | 108,604 ha | 182,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 186,609 ha | 167,000 ha | 210,000 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oats — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Oats — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 182,046 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 704,292 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest oats — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,366 ha in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for oats — area harvested?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 12th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oats — area harvested rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oats — 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.