Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 1.17 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.17 million ha
Change on year
down 13.1%
Rank
26th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.61 million ha
in 2010
All-time low
98,501 ha
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Northern Europe is 1.17 million ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 1.61 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 98,501 ha, in 1966.

That places Northern Europe 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 101,273 ha
1962 131,606 ha +30.0%
1963 111,385 ha -15.4%
1964 145,194 ha +30.4%
1965 141,061 ha -2.8%
1966 98,501 ha -30.2%
1967 148,725 ha +51.0%
1968 159,246 ha +7.1%
1969 149,570 ha -6.1%
1970 130,169 ha -13.0%
1971 164,318 ha +26.2%
1972 204,471 ha +24.4%
1973 254,647 ha +24.5%
1974 265,444 ha +4.2%
1975 307,787 ha +16.0%
1976 261,705 ha -15.0%
1977 252,386 ha -3.6%
1978 307,344 ha +21.8%
1979 337,080 ha +9.7%
1980 432,572 ha +28.3%
1981 481,876 ha +11.4%
1982 562,513 ha +16.7%
1983 628,870 ha +11.8%
1984 709,958 ha +12.9%
1985 755,120 ha +6.4%
1986 786,245 ha +4.1%
1987 909,430 ha +15.7%
1988 807,663 ha -11.2%
1989 874,516 ha +8.3%
1990 938,678 ha +7.3%
1991 1.04 million ha +10.3%
1992 999,545 ha -3.5%
1993 972,219 ha -2.7%
1994 962,254 ha -1.0%
1995 892,579 ha -7.2%
1996 749,230 ha -16.1%
1997 838,666 ha +11.9%
1998 967,625 ha +15.4%
1999 1.22 million ha +25.8%
2000 799,809 ha -34.3%
2001 796,777 ha -0.4%
2002 803,929 ha +0.9%
2003 979,328 ha +21.8%
2004 1.09 million ha +11.0%
2005 1.17 million ha +7.2%
2006 1.25 million ha +7.5%
2007 1.42 million ha +13.3%
2008 1.28 million ha -9.8%
2009 1.34 million ha +4.4%
2010 1.61 million ha +20.6%
2011 1.57 million ha -2.3%
2012 1.58 million ha +0.3%
2013 1.60 million ha +1.5%
2014 1.41 million ha -12.1%
2015 1.36 million ha -3.4%
2016 1.28 million ha -6.2%
2017 1.33 million ha +4.0%
2018 1.33 million ha +0.3%
2019 1.33 million ha -0.1%
2020 1.22 million ha -8.4%
2021 1.23 million ha +0.4%
2022 1.40 million ha +14.4%
2023 1.35 million ha -3.7%
2024 1.17 million ha -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 131,840 ha 98,501 ha 159,246 ha 9
1970s 248,535 ha 130,169 ha 337,080 ha 10
1980s 694,876 ha 432,572 ha 909,430 ha 10
1990s 957,393 ha 749,230 ha 1.22 million ha 10
2000s 1.09 million ha 796,777 ha 1.42 million ha 10
2010s 1.44 million ha 1.28 million ha 1.61 million ha 10
2020s 1.27 million ha 1.17 million ha 1.40 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 23 Burkina Faso 1.93 million ha compare
  2. 24 South Africa 1.91 million ha compare
  3. 25 Romania 1.77 million ha compare
  4. 26 Chad 1.50 million ha compare
  5. 27 Benin 1.48 million ha compare
  6. 28 Germany 1.36 million ha compare
  7. 29 Senegal 1.36 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Northern Europe?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Northern Europe was 1.17 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.61 million ha in 2010.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 98,501 ha in 1966.
How does Northern Europe rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Northern Europe ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,029 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.