Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 158,249 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Southern 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 Southern Europe is 158,249 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 321,999 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20,420 ha, in 1970.
That places Southern Europe 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,300 ha | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 21,400 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 22,800 ha | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 21,300 ha | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 22,200 ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 21,700 ha | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 21,120 ha | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 21,100 ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 20,420 ha | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 21,240 ha | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 22,630 ha | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 25,100 ha | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 25,723 ha | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 25,613 ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 24,460 ha | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 24,956 ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 24,796 ha | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 25,601 ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 26,136 ha | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 26,617 ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 28,315 ha | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 28,790 ha | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 29,529 ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 215,645 ha | +630.3% |
| 1986 | 215,729 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 220,853 ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 220,563 ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 219,881 ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 215,598 ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 210,368 ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 204,537 ha | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 191,930 ha | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 191,941 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 191,380 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 321,999 ha | +68.3% |
| 1997 | 258,537 ha | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 262,289 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 216,201 ha | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 178,375 ha | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 169,137 ha | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 113,672 ha | -32.8% |
| 2003 | 214,158 ha | +88.4% |
| 2004 | 231,271 ha | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 210,885 ha | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 247,987 ha | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 286,009 ha | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 266,039 ha | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 287,095 ha | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 220,230 ha | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 254,835 ha | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 222,522 ha | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 278,241 ha | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 142,399 ha | -48.8% |
| 2015 | 148,283 ha | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 146,840 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 131,704 ha | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 155,463 ha | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 141,364 ha | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 147,117 ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 137,570 ha | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 159,006 ha | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 154,789 ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 158,249 ha | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,624 ha | 21,100 ha | 22,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,054 ha | 20,420 ha | 25,723 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,206 ha | 26,136 ha | 220,853 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 226,478 ha | 191,380 ha | 321,999 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,463 ha | 113,672 ha | 287,095 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,188 ha | 131,704 ha | 278,241 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,346 ha | 137,570 ha | 159,006 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 2 China, mainland 1.99 million ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 21,586 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
- 7 Romania 66,840 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 43,210 ha compare
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 20.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -12.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plums and sloes — area harvested in Southern Europe?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in Southern Europe was 158,249 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 321,999 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,420 ha in 1970.
- How does Southern Europe rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- Southern Europe ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.