Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Europe
Western Europe: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 3.71 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe is 3.71 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 4.02 million ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 456,732 ha, in 1961.
Western Europe ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 456,732 ha | — |
| 1962 | 504,899 ha | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 513,141 ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 553,631 ha | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 553,881 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 552,051 ha | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 557,415 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 588,430 ha | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 632,610 ha | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 697,587 ha | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 725,091 ha | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 720,019 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 725,723 ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 751,656 ha | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 719,683 ha | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 739,180 ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 717,456 ha | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 705,618 ha | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 717,378 ha | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 901,703 ha | +25.7% |
| 1981 | 1.05 million ha | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 1.21 million ha | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 1.40 million ha | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 1.49 million ha | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.70 million ha | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 1.93 million ha | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 2.62 million ha | +35.9% |
| 1988 | 2.62 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.50 million ha | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.92 million ha | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 3.03 million ha | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 3.09 million ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.80 million ha | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 3.37 million ha | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 3.23 million ha | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 3.05 million ha | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.20 million ha | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.40 million ha | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 3.94 million ha | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 3.41 million ha | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 3.32 million ha | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.27 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.39 million ha | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.34 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.54 million ha | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.83 million ha | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 3.98 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.70 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 4.00 million ha | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 3.99 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.98 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.93 million ha | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.02 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.93 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.86 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.88 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.78 million ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.87 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.05 million ha | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 3.38 million ha | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 3.21 million ha | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 3.82 million ha | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 3.92 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.71 million ha | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 545,866 ha | 456,732 ha | 632,610 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 721,939 ha | 697,587 ha | 751,656 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 million ha | 901,703 ha | 2.62 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.20 million ha | 2.80 million ha | 3.94 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 million ha | 3.27 million ha | 4.00 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 million ha | 3.05 million ha | 4.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 million ha | 3.21 million ha | 3.92 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha compare
- 20 Spain 3.46 million ha compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 16,430 ha compare
- 21 Myanmar 3.42 million ha compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha compare
- 23 France 2.20 million ha compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 2.01 million ha compare
- 25 South Africa 1.92 million ha compare
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- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 0.9364 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Western Europe was 3.71 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 million ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 456,732 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil 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, Oil Equivalent — 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.