Plums and sloes — Yield in World

World: Plums and sloes — Yield was 4,818 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,818 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
23rd
of 25 groups
All-time high
15,578 kg/ha
in 1961
All-time low
3,613 kg/ha
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Plums and sloes — Yield in World, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

World recorded 4,818 kg/ha for plums and sloes — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plums and sloes — yield in World peaked at 15,578 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,613 kg/ha, in 1998.

World ranks 23rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Plums and sloes — Yield in World, year by year

Annual values for Plums and sloes — Yield in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 15,578 kg/ha —
1962 10,472 kg/ha -32.8%
1963 12,850 kg/ha +22.7%
1964 10,482 kg/ha -18.4%
1965 10,741 kg/ha +2.5%
1966 11,262 kg/ha +4.9%
1967 9,934 kg/ha -11.8%
1968 11,016 kg/ha +10.9%
1969 12,138 kg/ha +10.2%
1970 10,151 kg/ha -16.4%
1971 9,178 kg/ha -9.6%
1972 9,172 kg/ha -0.1%
1973 9,045 kg/ha -1.4%
1974 8,570 kg/ha -5.3%
1975 8,578 kg/ha +0.1%
1976 9,560 kg/ha +11.5%
1977 9,027 kg/ha -5.6%
1978 9,377 kg/ha +3.9%
1979 11,426 kg/ha +21.9%
1980 9,495 kg/ha -16.9%
1981 8,668 kg/ha -8.7%
1982 10,562 kg/ha +21.9%
1983 10,464 kg/ha -0.9%
1984 9,900 kg/ha -5.4%
1985 5,199 kg/ha -47.5%
1986 4,857 kg/ha -6.6%
1987 4,708 kg/ha -3.1%
1988 4,619 kg/ha -1.9%
1989 4,431 kg/ha -4.1%
1990 4,025 kg/ha -9.2%
1991 3,914 kg/ha -2.8%
1992 3,976 kg/ha +1.6%
1993 3,990 kg/ha +0.3%
1994 3,807 kg/ha -4.6%
1995 3,681 kg/ha -3.3%
1996 4,227 kg/ha +14.8%
1997 4,571 kg/ha +8.1%
1998 3,613 kg/ha -20.9%
1999 3,873 kg/ha +7.2%
2000 3,835 kg/ha -1.0%
2001 4,080 kg/ha +6.4%
2002 4,152 kg/ha +1.8%
2003 4,496 kg/ha +8.3%
2004 4,172 kg/ha -7.2%
2005 4,361 kg/ha +4.5%
2006 4,590 kg/ha +5.3%
2007 4,043 kg/ha -11.9%
2008 4,197 kg/ha +3.8%
2009 4,377 kg/ha +4.3%
2010 4,468 kg/ha +2.1%
2011 4,427 kg/ha -0.9%
2012 4,224 kg/ha -4.6%
2013 4,279 kg/ha +1.3%
2014 4,486 kg/ha +4.8%
2015 4,505 kg/ha +0.4%
2016 4,589 kg/ha +1.9%
2017 4,607 kg/ha +0.4%
2018 4,888 kg/ha +6.1%
2019 4,892 kg/ha +0.1%
2020 4,725 kg/ha -3.4%
2021 4,790 kg/ha +1.4%
2022 4,800 kg/ha +0.2%
2023 4,785 kg/ha -0.3%
2024 4,818 kg/ha +0.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Plums and sloes — Yield in World 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 -47.5% 9,900 kg/ha 5,199 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,608 kg/ha 9,934 kg/ha 15,578 kg/ha 9
1970s 9,408 kg/ha 8,570 kg/ha 11,426 kg/ha 10
1980s 7,290 kg/ha 4,431 kg/ha 10,562 kg/ha 10
1990s 3,968 kg/ha 3,613 kg/ha 4,571 kg/ha 10
2000s 4,230 kg/ha 3,835 kg/ha 4,590 kg/ha 10
2010s 4,537 kg/ha 4,224 kg/ha 4,892 kg/ha 10
2020s 4,784 kg/ha 4,725 kg/ha 4,818 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 20 Uruguay 10,612 kg/ha compare
  2. 21 Palestine 10,560 kg/ha compare
  3. 22 Germany 10,333 kg/ha compare
  4. 23 Ukraine 10,183 kg/ha compare
  5. 24 Portugal 9,956 kg/ha compare
  6. 25 Argentina 9,568 kg/ha compare
  7. 25 Caribbean 3,439 kg/ha compare
  8. 26 Armenia 9,357 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plums and sloes — yield in World?
Plums and sloes — yield in World was 4,818 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plums and sloes — yield recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 15,578 kg/ha in 1961.
What is the lowest plums and sloes — yield recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 3,613 kg/ha in 1998.
How does World rank for plums and sloes — yield?
World ranks 23rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is plums and sloes — yield rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plums and sloes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plums and sloes — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 5,976 data points, 1961–2024
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