Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Western Europe
Western Europe: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 20,971 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — 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 plums and sloes — area harvested in Western Europe is 20,971 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 111,800 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 18,398 ha, in 1972.
Western Europe ranks 17th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,609 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,107 ha | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 20,831 ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 20,254 ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 19,395 ha | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 26,612 ha | +37.2% |
| 1967 | 22,887 ha | -14.0% |
| 1968 | 20,512 ha | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 20,314 ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 20,450 ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 25,848 ha | +26.4% |
| 1972 | 18,398 ha | -28.8% |
| 1973 | 18,664 ha | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 19,378 ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 19,605 ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 20,185 ha | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 20,353 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 20,883 ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 21,700 ha | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 20,450 ha | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 28,062 ha | +37.2% |
| 1982 | 28,500 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 26,330 ha | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 26,293 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 111,800 ha | +325.2% |
| 1986 | 97,420 ha | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 97,650 ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 107,170 ha | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 88,955 ha | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 81,085 ha | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 53,343 ha | -34.2% |
| 1992 | 34,868 ha | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 31,358 ha | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 31,519 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 32,182 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 32,693 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 32,287 ha | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 32,169 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 31,178 ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 31,030 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 31,324 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 30,618 ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 30,377 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 30,151 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29,964 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 31,080 ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 30,435 ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 27,636 ha | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 27,565 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 24,117 ha | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 23,606 ha | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 22,292 ha | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 21,699 ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 20,917 ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 19,899 ha | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 19,435 ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 20,088 ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 20,643 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 20,537 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 21,405 ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 21,413 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20,744 ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 20,751 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20,971 ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,280 ha | 19,395 ha | 26,612 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,546 ha | 18,398 ha | 25,848 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,263 ha | 20,450 ha | 111,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,268 ha | 31,178 ha | 81,085 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,018 ha | 27,565 ha | 31,324 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,323 ha | 19,435 ha | 24,117 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,057 ha | 20,744 ha | 21,413 ha | 5 |
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- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -0.2961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -0.2961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 0.9254 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 0.9364 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plums and sloes — area harvested in Western Europe?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in Western Europe was 20,971 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 111,800 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,398 ha in 1972.
- How does Western Europe rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- Western Europe ranks 17th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 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.