Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 1,546 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — 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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1,546 ha for onions and shallots, green — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 9,000 ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 8,000 ha | — |
| 1982 | 9,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 8,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1,514 ha | -81.1% |
| 1985 | 1,831 ha | +20.9% |
| 1986 | 2,114 ha | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 2,154 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2,114 ha | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2,139 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2,170 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,181 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,085 ha | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 2,125 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 2,034 ha | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 2,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2,700 ha | +35.0% |
| 1997 | 3,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 2,300 ha | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 2,600 ha | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 1,900 ha | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1,800 ha | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 1,990 ha | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 1,810 ha | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 2,070 ha | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 2,153 ha | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2,073 ha | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,702 ha | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 1,694 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,680 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,706 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,672 ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,601 ha | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,572 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,545 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,540 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,571 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,607 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,563 ha | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,563 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,514 ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,546 ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,501 ha | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1,546 ha | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -81.1% | 8,000 ha | 1,514 ha |
| 1996 | +35.0% | 2,000 ha | 2,700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,687 ha | 0 ha | 9,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,320 ha | 2,000 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,919 ha | 1,694 ha | 2,153 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,606 ha | 1,540 ha | 1,706 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,534 ha | 1,501 ha | 1,563 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1,546 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.