Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 368,458 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plums and sloes — area harvested in Europe is 368,458 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in Europe peaked at 802,306 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 208,180 ha, in 1961.
That places Europe 3rd out of 25 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 208,180 ha | — |
| 1962 | 212,350 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 217,973 ha | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 220,096 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 231,690 ha | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 250,887 ha | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 240,714 ha | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 246,268 ha | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 247,233 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 338,126 ha | +36.8% |
| 1971 | 304,119 ha | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 333,932 ha | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 349,788 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 357,988 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 304,545 ha | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 282,203 ha | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 311,524 ha | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 315,868 ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 216,353 ha | -31.5% |
| 1980 | 360,481 ha | +66.6% |
| 1981 | 355,811 ha | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 316,523 ha | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 310,732 ha | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 300,252 ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 802,306 ha | +167.2% |
| 1986 | 763,603 ha | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 731,894 ha | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 751,570 ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 767,691 ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 755,537 ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 702,479 ha | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 567,751 ha | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 539,837 ha | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 534,628 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 540,561 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 683,692 ha | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 612,470 ha | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 586,737 ha | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 529,713 ha | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 485,801 ha | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 477,652 ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 403,221 ha | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 501,059 ha | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 521,899 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 486,756 ha | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 507,344 ha | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 541,694 ha | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 491,828 ha | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 510,729 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 433,704 ha | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 467,235 ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 431,458 ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 481,109 ha | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 340,451 ha | -29.2% |
| 2015 | 345,707 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 348,395 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 330,523 ha | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 362,275 ha | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 348,927 ha | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 363,856 ha | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 355,600 ha | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 378,749 ha | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 368,087 ha | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 368,458 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230,599 ha | 208,180 ha | 250,887 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 311,445 ha | 216,353 ha | 357,988 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 546,086 ha | 300,252 ha | 802,306 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 605,340 ha | 529,713 ha | 755,537 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 492,798 ha | 403,221 ha | 541,694 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 388,978 ha | 330,523 ha | 481,109 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 366,950 ha | 355,600 ha | 378,749 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 2.00 million ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 1.99 million ha compare
- 3 USSR 260,000 ha compare
- 4 Yugoslav SFR 172,500 ha compare
- 5 Serbia and Montenegro 136,060 ha compare
- 6 Serbia 74,082 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plums and sloes — area harvested in Europe?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in Europe was 368,458 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 802,306 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,180 ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 25 regions with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plums and sloes — 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.