Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Western Europe
Western Europe: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 13,284 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, green — yield in Western Europe is 13,284 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Western Europe peaked at 32,829 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10,793 kg/ha, in 1967.
That places Western Europe 17th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,394 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,234 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 14,699 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 13,799 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 13,620 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 13,658 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 10,793 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1968 | 12,549 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 12,334 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 13,547 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 17,115 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1972 | 15,094 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 15,411 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 16,962 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 16,645 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 13,898 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1977 | 16,552 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 16,467 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 14,714 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 16,090 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 17,112 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 17,391 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 16,548 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 19,791 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 20,674 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 17,657 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 18,277 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 19,879 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 17,618 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 18,914 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 18,812 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 18,223 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 20,001 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 20,807 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 25,109 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 26,037 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 26,872 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 26,261 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 24,462 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 23,854 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 23,451 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 24,359 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 21,402 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 20,529 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 20,119 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 23,956 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 25,306 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 24,944 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 27,596 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 26,150 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 27,346 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 32,829 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 27,974 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 27,448 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 28,945 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 28,275 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 27,856 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 14,779 kg/ha | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 15,000 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14,667 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 12,720 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 14,586 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 12,129 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 13,284 kg/ha | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,453 kg/ha | 10,793 kg/ha | 15,234 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,640 kg/ha | 13,547 kg/ha | 17,115 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,104 kg/ha | 16,090 kg/ha | 20,674 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,550 kg/ha | 18,223 kg/ha | 26,872 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,552 kg/ha | 20,119 kg/ha | 27,596 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,660 kg/ha | 14,779 kg/ha | 32,829 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,477 kg/ha | 12,129 kg/ha | 14,667 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 14 Jordan 25,424 kg/ha compare
- 15 Norway 25,300 kg/ha compare
- 16 Spain 25,110 kg/ha compare
- 17 North Macedonia 22,807 kg/ha compare
- 18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 22,767 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, Taiwan Province of 22,073 kg/ha compare
- 20 Djibouti 21,841 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — yield in Western Europe?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Western Europe was 13,284 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 32,829 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,793 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Western Europe rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Western Europe ranks 17th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — Yield. 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.