Oats — Area harvested in Western Europe
Western Europe: Oats — Area harvested was 259,845 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oats — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oats — area harvested in Western Europe stood at 259,845 ha.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 2.94 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 231,261 ha, in 2016.
Western Europe ranks 13th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oats — Area harvested in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.94 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.94 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.76 million ha | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 2.52 million ha | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 2.40 million ha | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 2.47 million ha | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.45 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.33 million ha | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 2.28 million ha | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.09 million ha | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 2.13 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.03 million ha | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.96 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.95 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.04 million ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.89 million ha | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.74 million ha | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.69 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.57 million ha | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 1.54 million ha | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.51 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.63 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 1.34 million ha | -18.2% |
| 1984 | 1.29 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.32 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million ha | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 992,629 ha | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 1.00 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 935,524 ha | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 781,709 ha | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 644,857 ha | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 606,592 ha | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 613,157 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 630,756 ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 512,985 ha | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 497,254 ha | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 506,792 ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 454,319 ha | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 437,391 ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 387,806 ha | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 397,412 ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 429,916 ha | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 448,954 ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 396,902 ha | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 363,196 ha | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 336,702 ha | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 326,401 ha | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 316,121 ha | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 317,510 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 275,868 ha | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 253,582 ha | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 260,109 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 256,112 ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 253,754 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 243,336 ha | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 231,261 ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 273,337 ha | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 261,428 ha | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 242,773 ha | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 284,583 ha | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 317,338 ha | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 286,626 ha | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 244,821 ha | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 259,845 ha | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.57 million ha | 2.28 million ha | 2.94 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 million ha | 1.57 million ha | 2.13 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million ha | 935,524 ha | 1.63 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 568,581 ha | 437,391 ha | 781,709 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 372,092 ha | 316,121 ha | 448,954 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 255,156 ha | 231,261 ha | 275,868 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,643 ha | 244,821 ha | 317,338 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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- Eggs Primary — Laying 182,443 1000 An (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 7,060 ha (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 13,867 kg/ha (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production 97,900 t (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 16,128 g/An (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production 2.94 million t (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield 10,570 kg/ha (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight 1,919 g/An (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production 12.61 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oats — area harvested in Western Europe?
- Oats — area harvested in Western Europe was 259,845 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest oats — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,261 ha in 2016.
- How does Western Europe rank for oats — area harvested?
- Western Europe ranks 13th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oats — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.