Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Europe

Western Europe: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 3.70 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.70 million ha
Change on year
down 5.4%
Rank
21st
of 29 groups
All-time high
4.00 million ha
in 2013
All-time low
411,976 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe stood at 3.70 million ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 4.00 million ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 411,976 ha, in 1961.

Western Europe ranks 21st of 29 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.

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

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 411,976 ha
1962 462,708 ha +12.3%
1963 472,388 ha +2.1%
1964 517,283 ha +9.5%
1965 519,399 ha +0.4%
1966 517,651 ha -0.3%
1967 528,010 ha +2.0%
1968 557,575 ha +5.6%
1969 601,471 ha +7.9%
1970 666,587 ha +10.8%
1971 693,774 ha +4.1%
1972 690,129 ha -0.5%
1973 696,408 ha +0.9%
1974 722,066 ha +3.7%
1975 689,968 ha -4.4%
1976 709,290 ha +2.8%
1977 687,746 ha -3.0%
1978 675,775 ha -1.7%
1979 691,378 ha +2.3%
1980 876,703 ha +26.8%
1981 1.02 million ha +16.8%
1982 1.19 million ha +16.6%
1983 1.38 million ha +15.7%
1984 1.47 million ha +6.6%
1985 1.68 million ha +14.3%
1986 1.91 million ha +13.6%
1987 2.60 million ha +36.3%
1988 2.60 million ha -0.2%
1989 2.49 million ha -4.4%
1990 2.91 million ha +16.9%
1991 3.02 million ha +3.9%
1992 3.08 million ha +2.0%
1993 2.79 million ha -9.3%
1994 3.36 million ha +20.3%
1995 3.22 million ha -4.2%
1996 3.03 million ha -5.7%
1997 3.18 million ha +5.0%
1998 3.38 million ha +6.3%
1999 3.92 million ha +15.9%
2000 3.39 million ha -13.5%
2001 3.30 million ha -2.6%
2002 3.25 million ha -1.5%
2003 3.37 million ha +3.6%
2004 3.32 million ha -1.5%
2005 3.53 million ha +6.3%
2006 3.81 million ha +8.0%
2007 3.96 million ha +4.1%
2008 3.68 million ha -7.2%
2009 3.98 million ha +8.2%
2010 3.97 million ha -0.2%
2011 3.96 million ha -0.3%
2012 3.92 million ha -1.1%
2013 4.00 million ha +2.1%
2014 3.92 million ha -2.1%
2015 3.84 million ha -2.0%
2016 3.86 million ha +0.6%
2017 3.76 million ha -2.6%
2018 3.85 million ha +2.3%
2019 3.03 million ha -21.3%
2020 3.36 million ha +11.0%
2021 3.19 million ha -5.1%
2022 3.81 million ha +19.3%
2023 3.91 million ha +2.7%
2024 3.70 million ha -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 509,829 ha 411,976 ha 601,471 ha 9
1970s 692,312 ha 666,587 ha 722,066 ha 10
1980s 1.72 million ha 876,703 ha 2.60 million ha 10
1990s 3.19 million ha 2.79 million ha 3.92 million ha 10
2000s 3.56 million ha 3.25 million ha 3.98 million ha 10
2010s 3.81 million ha 3.03 million ha 4.00 million ha 10
2020s 3.59 million ha 3.19 million ha 3.91 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 18 Paraguay 3.84 million ha compare
  2. 19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha compare
  3. 20 Myanmar 3.41 million ha compare
  4. 21 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha compare
  5. 22 France 2.19 million ha compare
  6. 23 Burkina Faso 1.93 million ha compare
  7. 24 South Africa 1.91 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe was 3.70 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 4.00 million ha in 2013.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 411,976 ha in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Western Europe ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 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.